House of Representatives Review Nigerian Constitution [2017]

Recently updated on October 10th, 2017 at 01:36 pm

The House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has concluded voting on 33 major bills to amend several parts of the Nigerian constitution.

Bill 1: Members of the Council of States To Include former Senate President & House of Reps Speakers as members
Yes: 274
No: 6
Abstain: 2

Bill 2: Reduction of Authorization of expenditure Before Budget Passage from 6 to 3 months
Yes: 295
No: 0
Abstain: 0

Bill 3: Devolution of Powers to States
Yes: 210
No: 71
Abstain: 0

Bill 4: Financial Autonomy for State Legislature
Yes: 286
No: 10
Abstain: 1

Bill 5: Financial Autonomy to LGAs
Yes: 291
No: 12
Abstain: 1

Bill 6: Democratic Existence, Funding and Tenure of LGAs
Yes: 285
No: 7
Abstain: 1

Bill 7: State creation and boundary adjustment
Yes: 166
No: 125
Abstain: 3

Bill 8: Immunity for legislators for Words Spoken in Chamber or in Committee Meetings in Course of Duty
Yes: 288
No: 10
Abstain: 1

Bill 9: Political Parties and Electoral Matters: Time to conduct Bye Elections and Power to deregister parties
Yes: 293
No: 2
Abstain: 1

Bill 10: Presidential Assent To Constitution Amendment Bill
Yes: 248
No: 28
Abstain: 4

Bill 11a: Time frame for submission of names of ministerial nominees
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1

Bill 11b: Submission of Ministerial Nominees with their Portfolios
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1

Bill 11c: 35% affirmative action for women as ministers
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1

Bill 11d: Submission of Commissioners Nominees with their Portfolios
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1

Bill 11e: Submission of names of office of commissioners shall be attached with portfolio
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1

Bill 11f: 35% Affirmative action for women as States Commissioners
Yes: 248
No: 46
Abstain: 1

Bill 12: Appointment of Minister from the FCT
Yes: 191
No: 21
Abstain: 3

Bill 13: Change of names of some LG councils: Ebonyi, Oyo, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers
Yes: 220
No: 57
Abstain: 8

Bill 14: Independent Candidacy
Yes: 275
No: 14
Abstain: 1

Bill 15: The Nigeria Police Force to become Nigerian Police
Yes: 280
No: 9
Abstain: 1

Bill 16: Restriction of the Tenure of Presidents and Governors
Yes:292
No: 3
Abstain: 3

Bill17: Separation of office of Accountant General of the Federal Government from Accountant General of the Federation
Yes:274
No: 23
Abstain: 2

Bill 18: Financial Independence for Office of Auditor of Federation/State
Yes: 289
No: 11
Abstain: 0

Bill 19: Separation of Office of the Attorney General of the Federation/State from the office of Minister/Commissioner of Justice
Yes: 234
No: 58
Abstain: 3

Bill 20: Submissions from the Judiciary
Yes: 265
No: 6
Abstain: 7

Bill 21: Determination of pre-election matters
Yes: 288
No: 3
Abstain: 1

Bill 22: Consequential Amendment on Civil Defence
Yes: 293
No: 2
Abstain: 1

Bill 23: Citizenship and indigeneship
Yes: 208
No: 78
Abstain: 2

Bill 24: Procedure for Overriding Presidential Veto in Constitutional Alteration
Yes: 271
No: 20
Abstain: 0

Bill 25: Removal of law making power from Executive Arm.
Yes:
No:
Abstain:

Bill 25: Part (1): Removal of NYSC, National Security Agencies, Public Complaints Commission Acts from the Constitution
Yes: 209
No:47
Abstain: 5

Bill 25 Part 2: Removal of Land Use Act from Constitution
Yes:139
No:148
Abstain:4

Bill 26: Investment and Securities Tribunal
Yes: 270
No: 12
Abstain: 2

Bill 27: Reduction of Age for Election
Yes: 261
No: 23
Abstain: 2

Bill 28: Authorization of expenditure time frame for laying Appropriation bill, Passage, etc.
Yes: 252
No: 7
Abstain:2

Bill 29: Deletion of the National Youth Service Corps decree from CFRN
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:

Bill 30: Deletion of Public Complain Act from CFRN.
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:

Bill 31: Deletion of National Security Agencies from the CFRN
Yes: Rejected
No:
Abstain:

Bill 32: Deletion of State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) from CFRN
Yes: 229
No: 51
Abstain: 1

Bill 33: Inclusion of Section 141 of Electoral Act into the Constitution
Yes:241
No:16
Abstain:1

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