The Chairman Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, announced yesterday that the Senate will today vote on new amendments to the Constitution.
This is coming two months after the exercise was suspended as a result of controversy. The controversy arose due to a clause that sought to empower the President to initiate the Constitution amendment process.
Senator Ekweremadu said the Senate will vote on the other proposed amendments that were not considered before the previous withdrawal.
One of the proposed amendments to be voted on today include: the alteration of Section 68 and 109 to mandate the Clerk of the National Assembly and the Clerks of States Houses of Assembly to notify the Independent National Electoral Commission in writing within seven days of the existence of a vacancy arising from death, resignation or defection of a member of the National Assembly or a member of the State House of Assembly respectively.
Another of the proposed amendment is the alteration of Section 134 and 179 which aims to extend the time for conducting presidential and governorship re-run election from seven days to 21 days as contained in Clause 4 and 5.
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