The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution will hold public hearings on proposed amendments between July 4 and July 5 across Nigeria’s six geo-political zones.
The Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, made this known through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, in Abuja.
According to the statement, the public hearings will take place simultaneously in Lagos (South-West), Enugu (South-East), Ikot Ekpene (South-South), Jos (North-Central), Maiduguri (North-East), and Kano (North-West).
Senator Barau said the hearings are aimed at gathering input from citizens on the proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution. He said the exercise would focus on key national issues, including local government autonomy, electoral and judicial reforms, state creation, state police, and inclusive governance.
He noted that one of the proposed bills seeks to establish local government councils as a constitutionally recognized tier of government, with guaranteed democratic structures and tenure. This is part of efforts to grant full autonomy to all 774 local government councils in the country.
The public hearings are part of the committee’s ongoing efforts to ensure broad-based consultation in the constitution review process.
