Shekarau, 55 Others Form Senate’s Constitution Review Committee
POLITICS DIGEST – Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has inaugurated a 56-member Constitution Review Committee to handle the task reviewing the 1999 Constitution for necessary amendment.
The committee consists of eight principal officers who would serve as steering committee within the larger committee.
The 56-member committee to be chaired by the Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, are the Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya; Deputy Senate Leader, Professor Robert Ajayi Boroffice; Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; Deputy Minority Leader, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha; Minority Whip, Senator Philip Tanimu Aduda; and Deputy Minority Whip, Senator Sahabi Alhaji Yau.
Those representing the zones on the committee are Senators Ibrahim Shekarau (APC Kano Central) and Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC Kebbi Sout ) and for the North-West geo-political zone.
For the North East Geopolitical Zone are Senators Kashim Shettima (APC Borno Central) and Lawal Gumau (APC Bauchi South).
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Senators Lilian Ekwunife (PDP Anambra Central) and Chukwuka Utazi (PDP Enugu North), are to represent the South East Geopolitical zone on the committee.
Senator s Eyinkenyi Etim (PDP Akwa Ibom South) and Rose Oko (PDP Cross River North) are for South-South zone on the committee, Abdulfatahi Buhari (APC Oyo North) and Biodun Olujimi (PDP Ekiti South) are for South West geo-political zone.
For the North Central geo political zone are Senators Umar Tanko Almakura (APC Nasarawa North) and Yakubu Oseni (APC Kogi Central).
Lawan also appointed a senator from each of the 36 states of the Federation and two senators from each of the six geo-political zones.
The committee then called on all Nigerians seeking alteration in any of the provisions of the 1999 constitution, to submit their memoranda to the committee.
Meanwhile, the Senator representing Kano Central, Ibrahim Shekarau has distanced himself from a fake Facebook account opened in his name.
Shekarau, who spoke via his spokesperson, Dr Sule Ya’u Sule said they have already reported the issue to Facebook for necessary action to be taken
The Senator therefore called on the general public to disregard the page, adding that he has never opened a Facebook account, and does not operate any.
