The Senate has set a date for a vote on the Committee on Constitutional Review’s report on amendments to the 1999 Constitution.
The committee’s report will be voted on next Tuesday.
Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, Chairman of the Committee and Deputy Senate President, gave the hint at the start of the plenary, following an announcement to invite members of the committee to a meeting scheduled for 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
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The session was presided over by Omo-Agege, who announced that the Constitution Review Committee’s report would be laid tomorrow during plenary, and copies would be distributed to lawmakers on Wednesday, February 23, 2022.
As a result, he urged Senators to study the report in advance of its consideration and to be present in plenary next Tuesday to vote on it.
According to the lawmaker, who also chairs the Constitution Review Committee, for some provisions of the report to be considered and voted on, the Senate must meet the mandatory two-thirds and four-fifths membership requirements.
“The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution will meet today, Tuesday, 22nd day of February 2022, immediately after plenary sitting at room 221 of the Senate building,” Omo-Agege said.
“Please, this meeting is critical.”
Tomorrow, the Senate President will announce that the Constitution Review Committee’s report will be laid on Wednesday, and we will vote on March 1st, which will be Tuesday.
That will give us about 4 to 5 days to review the report, consult as needed, and vote.
It is critical that all of our coworkers be present on that day.
As you are aware, certain amendments will require a two-thirds majority of all our colleagues – the entire Senate – not two-thirds of those present, but two-thirds of the entire Senate membership, and there are some other provisions that would require four-fifths of the Senate membership.
“So, without prejudice to the announcement the Senate President will make tomorrow, in my capacity as Chairman of the Committee, I would like to urge all of our members to be present to vote on Tuesday.” The report will be laid tomorrow and made available to all members; we expect you to take it home and bring it back to the chamber on Tuesday to vote.”
