The Constitution Review will be concluded and presented to the national assembly in July according to the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Review of the Constitution, Ovie Omo-Agege.
Mr. Omo-Agege, the Deputy Senate President, stated this on Monday in Abuja at a press conference.
The chairman who also doubles as the deputy speaker said the committee was still working with funds appropriated in the 2020 budget, funding was not a challenge to the all-important national assignment.
“In the 2021 Budget, we have not received an appropriation yet. I believe it was an oversight. So we are still working with the 2020 Budget.
“We are hoping that during the supplementary exercise, we will be accommodated.
“The committee has held several consultations and meetings to deliberate on the process and submissions in preparation for the public hearings at the national and zonal levels.
“Following from the analysis of the memoranda submitted, the issues have increased from 13 to 16, including Gender Equity/Increased participation of Women and Vulnerable Groups in governance, the Federal Structure in governance and Power Devolution, among others.
“To bring the process closer to the people, the hearing will take place in two centres in each of the six geo-political zones: North Central having Jos, Plateau and Minna, Niger as centres.
“North East: Gombe and Bauchi centres; North West: Kaduna and Sokoto centres; South-East: Enugu and Owerri, Imo centres; South-South: Asaba, Delta and Bayelsa centres while South-West: Akure, Ondo and Lagos centres,” he said.
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