The Senate President Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila have appealed to governors to allow the 44 constitution alteration bills sent to the States Houses of Assembly to scale through, IgbereTV reports
The two lawmakers made the plea on Monday at Distinguished Parliamentarians Lecture 2022 series organised by the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) in Abuja on Monday.
It would be recalled that there is a current face-off between the governors and the federal lawmakers over the State Police bill rejected by the National Assembly.
The governors, who want the lawmakers to sign the reconsider the police bill, have reportedly gave a condition that the state police bill must be reconsidered or States Assembly won’t proceed with the amendment process.
According to the 1999 constitution, constitution amendment bills must be passed by the National Assembly and must also be passed by 24 States Houses of Assembly, however, the impasse between the governors and the lawmakers put the bills at risk.
Lawan, in his speech, urged Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Elrufai, who was present at the event, to help lobby his colleagues.
He disclosed that the National Assembly is yet to get response from the states legislature, adding that the clock is ticking on the process
