The National Assembly will kick-off voting on amendments to the 1999 Constitution on March 1, The Nation reports.
The amendments are contained in a report of the National Assembly Joint Committee on Constitution Review.
The report will today be laid at the upper legislative chamber. It will be presented next Wednesday to lawmakers at the Green Chamber.
It was learnt that the Senate will be voting on 67 bills in the amended Constitution beginning from Tuesday. The House of Representatives will begin voting a day after.
Chairman of the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Review of the 1999 Constitution and Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege confirmed the development in Abuja yesterday.
He urged members of the committee not to miss a meeting scheduled for 2pm yesterday.
Omo-Agege, who presided over the plenary, said the report of the Constitution Review Committee would be laid today during the plenary after which copies of the document would be shared to the lawmakers.
He urged senators to study the report ahead of consideration and ensure they are present at the plenary to cast their vote on each of the bills as from March 1.
According to him, for some provisions of the report to be considered and voted on, the mandatory two-thirds and four-fifth requirements of the membership of the entire Senate must be met by the chamber.
The House of Representatives will begin the process of voting on the constitutional amendment next Thursday.
House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila also reminded his colleagues of the importance of their presence to cast their vote for the relevant clauses under consideration.
Gbajabiamila said no lawmaker is permitted to embark on oversight or committee assignments on the two days set aside for the constitution amendment process.
The Speaker said: “Honourable members, we will be voting on the first set of Constitution amendment on Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th of March, 2022.
“Every member is expected to be on the floor to cast their votes. There will be no committee meetings and no oversight.”
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