A two-day northwest zonal public hearing of the Senate Committee on Review of the 1999 Constitution would hold in Kaduna Wednesday, May 26, under the chairmanship of Senator Kabir Gaya, the Kaduna state government announced in a statement on Monday.
The public hearing, being hosted by the State government, would be held at the Hassan Katsina House and sittings would commence at 10 am and end at 5 pm daily on Wednesday, May 26, and Thursday, May 27, the statement by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El Rufai, said.
It said that contributions from civil society groups, professional associations, trade unions, and other interested bodies, from the northwest states of Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states would be collated during the hearing.
“The public hearing will receive memoranda and contributions on 17 broad issues, including Gender Equity and Increased Participation of Women and Vulnerable groups in governance, the Federal Structure in governance and Power Devolution.”
Also on the table are: “Local Government Administration and Local Government Autonomy, Public Revenue, Fiscal Federalism and Revenue Allocation, Constitutional provision for the Establishment of State Police, Judicial Reform, Electoral Reforms that will make INEC deliver transparent, credible, free and fair elections, Political parties, Independent candidature, and election management.”
Similarly, deliberations would be expected on Socio-economic rights as contained in Chapter II of the Constitution, Residency and Indigene ship, Removal of immunity in prima facie criminal cases, timeline for the Assent of Bills, and Passage of Appropriation Bill.
Adekeye said the issue of State and Local Government creation, strengthening the office of the Accountant General of the Federation, Auditor General of the Federation, and Office of the Attorney General of the Federation would be discussed at the event.
“The issue of Federal Capital Territory Administration, the Legislature and Legislative Bureaucracy, Constitutional Roles for Traditional Rulers and any other issues that promote the unity and good governance of the nation will also feature in the deliberations.”
