HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE COLLATED RESULTS OF THE PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSIONS ON THE REVIEW OF THE

1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSION – TOTAL VOTE COUNT

ITEM YES NO UNDECIDED TOTAL

1Should Section 8 of the Constitution be amended to remove the ambiguities in the process for creation of more States?

254 105 1

360 2* How many more States should be

created in Nigeria?205 133 22

360

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSION – TOTAL VOTE COUNT *Explanatory Note: Item 2 elicited multiple answers which need

further explanation

Vote breakdown 205 Federal Constituencies – voted ‘Yes’

14 Federal Constituencies - voted for 1 state 5 Federal Constituencies - voted for 2 states 32 Federal Constituencies - voted for 6 states 7 Federal Constituencies - voted for 7 states 22 Federal Constituencies - voted for 12 states 3 Federal Constituencies - voted for 13 states 13 Federal Constituencies - voted for 14 states 1 Federal Constituency - vote for 16 states 1 Federal Constituency - voted for 18 states 107 Federal Constituencies - wholesomely voted ‘Yes’

133 Federal Constituencies - voted ‘No’ 22 Federal Constituencies – undecided votes



3Should a State/States be created in order to bring parity to the number of states among the geo- political zones?

120 181 59

3604Should the 6 geo-political zones

be recognized in the Constitution for administrative purposes only?

134 212 14

360



5Should the 6 Geo-Political Zones be included in the Constitution as another tier of government?

27 330 3

3606Should indigeneship of an area be

defined to include persons who have resided in an area for a continuous long period, and therefore entitled to accruing rights, duties and privileges?

188 167 5

360



7Should the aspects of the Constitution related to the Fundamental Objectives and Directive Principles of State Policy in Chapter II which deal with political, economic, social, educational and cultural objectives be made justiciable or enforceable like the Fundamental Human Rights in Chapter IV?

279 78 3

360



8Should Sections 81 and 121(1) of the Constitution be amended to require the President/Governor of a state to prepare and lay the annual budget before the National Assembly/State House of Assembly at least 3 months before the end of a financial year?

342 6 12

360



9Should State Houses of Assembly be granted financial autonomy/independenceas is the case with the National Assembly?

324 26 10

36010Should Section 162(6) be amended

to abolish ‘State Joint Local Government Account’ so that allocations due to the Local Government Councils would be paid to them directly?

295 62 3

360



11Should the Constitution be amended so that the power to create local government areas now rest exclusively with the states, such that states assume responsibility for the funding of local governments?

78 276 6

36012Should the Local Government

Councils be accorded the status of a third tier of government properly so called with its own Legislative List?

291 66 3

360



13Should the Constitution be amended to deny revenue allocation to unelected local government councils?

277 70 13

36014Should there be a defined tenure for

Local Government Chairmen/Councillors in the Constitution?

331 26 3

360

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSION – TOTAL VOTE COUNT ITEM YES NO UNDECIDED TOTAL15* Should the Second Schedule, Part 1 be

amended so that some of the items, including those listed below be moved from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List – (a) Fingerprints, identification and criminal records;(b) Insurance;(c) Labour, etc;(d) Prisons;(e) Public holidays;(f) Railways. (g) Bankruptcy and Insolvency(h) Registration of births and deaths

170 181 9

360

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSION – TOTAL VOTE COUNT *Explanatory Note: Item 15 elicited multiple answers which need

further explanation

Vote breakdown 170 Federal Constituencies – voted ‘Yes’

10 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (a) alone 15 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (b) alone 11 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (c) alone 10 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (d) alone 12 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (e) alone 15 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (f) alone 6 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (g) alone 34 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (h) alone 57 Federal Constituencies – wholesomely voted ‘Yes’

181 Federal Constituencies – voted ‘No’ 9 Federal Constituencies – undecided votes


ITEM YES NO UNDECIDED TOTAL16Should Section 197(1) (b) be amended

to abolish the State Independent Electoral Commission in order that all elections are conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission?

261 95 4

360 17* Should Section 315(5) (a) and (d) be

amended to remove the National Youth Service Corps Act, the Land Use Act, Public Complaints Commission Act, NationalSecurity Agencies Act, from the Constitution?

139 216 5

360

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSION – TOTAL VOTE COUNT *Explanatory Note: Item 17 elicited multiple

answers which need further explanation

Vote breakdown139 Federal Constituencies – voted ‘Yes’

8 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (a) alone 16 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (b) alone 7 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (c) alone 4 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (d) alone 104 Federal Constituencies - wholesomely voted ‘Yes’

216 Federal Constituencies – voted ‘No’5 Federal Constituencies – undecided votes


ITEM YES NO UNDECIDED TOTAL18Should Section 308 be amended to make

the immunity provision for the President, Vice President, Governor or Deputy Governor cover only civil proceedings while in office?

225 132 3

36019Should Section 214(1) be amended to

enable the establishment of a State Police?

53 307 0

360



20Should Nigeria have one police organisation which shall be constituted in such manner as to give State Governors control over the Commissioner of Police in their respective states?

53 237 70

36021Should Nigeria maintain the current

Police structure and system as in the Constitution?

292 62 6

360



22Should a provision be inserted in the Constitution for the rotation of the Office of President between the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria?

80 275 5

36023Should a provision be inserted in the

Constitution to make the Office of President rotate among the 6 Geo-Political Zones of the country?

147 210 3

360



24Should the Office of President or Governor of a State be filled purely on merit, instead of zoning?

224 135 1

360 25*Should Sections 135 and 180(2) be

amended to create a single tenure of -(a) 5 years;(b) 6 years;(c) 7 years; for the Office of President and Governor respectively?

110 245 5

360

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PEOPLES’ PUBLIC SESSION – TOTAL VOTE COUNT *Explanatory Note: Item 25 elicited multiple

answers which need further explanation

Vote breakdown110 Federal Constituencies – voted ‘Yes’

29 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (a) alone 27 Federal Constituencies – voted for subsection (b) alone 1 Federal Constituency – voted for subsection (c)alone 53 Federal Constituencies – wholesomely voted ‘Yes’

245 Federal Constituencies - voted ‘No’5 Federal Constituencies – undecided votes



26Should the two-term tenure provision for the Office of President or Office of Governor be retained in the Constitution?

263 95 2

36027Should a provision be inserted in the

Constitution to make the Office of Governor of a State rotate among the three Senatorial Districts in the State?

175 181 4

360



28Should the Constitution be amended to allow for Independent Candidacy in elections?

292 66 2

36029Should the Constitution be further

amended to address gender issues, including but not limited to reserving certain percentage of elective offices for women?

107 251 2

360



30Should the Constitution be amended to lower the qualifying age for contesting various elective offices?

50 306 4

36031Should there be specific provision in the

Constitution to take care of the interests of persons with disability?

311 46 3

360



32Should Section 77(2) be amended to give Nigerians living outside the country (in the Diaspora)voting rights?

46 311 3

36033Should the country abolish the existing bi-

cameral legislature and allow for only one chamber National Assembly?

47 307 6

360



34Should the Constitution be amended to provide for a Parliamentary instead of the present Presidential System of Government?

29 326 5

36035Should Nigeria implement the

practice of Federalism that allows States to control up to 50% of their resources and pay the remainder to the Federation?

123 236 5

360



36Should the derivation component of Revenue allocation be increased to at least 20%?

125 224 11

36037Should a role be created for Traditional

Rulers in the Constitution, such as their having representation in the National Council of States at the national level and roles in the States and local governments?

202 155 3

360



38Should the Constitution be further amended to address issues of electoral reform, including the time for conducting bye-elections, time limit for the determination of election petitions, etc?

259 93 8

36039Should the powers of the President or

Governor to modify or amend existing laws under the transitional provisions of S.315(2) and the definition section related thereto be expunged, as such is currently exercised by the National Assembly and the State Houses of Assembly respectively?

218 134 8

360


ITEM YES NO UNDECIDED TOTAL40Should the Constitutional provisions

on the judiciary be amended to achieve reforms of judicial institutions and processes in order to ensure quicker dispensation of justice?

295 16 49

36041Should the Constitution be amended

to separate the office of the Accountant-General of the Federation by the creation of the office of the Accountant General of the States?

277 27 56

360



42Should the Constitution be amended to separate the office of the Attorney General of the Federation from the position of Minister of Justice of the Federation?

282 24 54

36043Should the Constitution be amended to

enable the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission send Proposals for Revenue Allocation directly to the National Assembly in order to avoid undue delays in preparation of the Revenue Allocation Formula?

257 46 57

360

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