By Our Correspondent
Bill to create the Office of the Prime Minister as head of government and the Office of President as head of state yesterday passed second reading in the House of Representatives.
According to the lawmakers, the bill, if passed into law, will provide a framework for the mode of election to the said offices.
The bill was among the 32 constitution amendment bills that scaled second reading in the House yesterday.
Also, a bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for specific seats for women in the National Assembly and Houses of Assembly, was read for the second time.
Another is a bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, to reduce the period for determination of pre-election petition matters and provide for the establishment of pre-election tribunals for pre-election matters and regulate the process of suspending a member of the National Assembly from legislative duties.
A bill for an Act to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to review the requirements that qualifies persons to be elected as president and vice president, governors and deputy governors, passed second reading as well.
Also, a bill for an Act to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to review the status of the Federal Capital Territory as regards the election of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and bills for the creation of Wan and Gobir States, equally passed second reading.
About 113 constitution amendment bills have so far passed second reading.
