Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering politics and governance.
FCT, Abuja – The senate president, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, February 14, constituted a 37-man committee to review the 1999 constitution.
Deputy senate president, Barau Jibrin, will lead the committee, The Nation reported.
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The committee would comprise one lawmaker from the six geopolitical zones and the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja, Channels Television noted.
The committee, in particular, will review the laws in the area of artificial intelligence, and state police, among others.
It is scheduled to be inaugurated next Tuesday, February 20.
Legit.ng understands that Wednesday’s decision by the Akpabio-led Senate is ostensibly to address mounting civil society pressure.
Many of Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities and interest groups believe that the content and character of the 1999 constitution have been stifling their growth and development.
As a result, socio-cultural groups have openly rejected the current constitution, especially those representing various ethnic groups, civil society, and professional groups within the Nigerian polity.
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