Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, yesterday, warned the National Assembly against what it called “the islamisation of Nigeria through the backdoor.” The PFN chairman, Enugu State Chapter, Bishop Giddy Madu who gave this warning in a statement issued to pressmen in Enugu, said the PFN was aware of a move to smuggle in … [Read more…]
South-West Governors, Senators and House of Representatives’ members have agree to present a common position for Nigeria’s constitution review. They also set up a committee to harmonise the positions of the Governors and lawmakers from the zone. The agreement was reached after their Tuesday evening meeting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. … [Read more…]
The constitution review process, enabled by Section 9(3) of Nigeria’s Constitution which says “An Act… for the purpose of altering the provisions of… Section (9), Section 8 (on boundary adjustment and creating new States and Local Governments) or Chapter IV (on Fundamental Human Rights) shall not be passed” except by four-fifth of the National Assembly … [Read more…]
The Zonal Public Hearing on the review of the 1999 constitution kicked off across the six geopolitical zones, yesterday, with a flurry of demands and proposals. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, faulted the 1999 constitution, describing it as substandard and product of hurried national compromise. Gbajabiamila said during … [Read more…]
. THE ongoing public hearing on the amendment of the 1999 Constitution continued across the country on Thursday with a warning by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria to the Senate to avoid surreptitious moves by some groups to introduce Sharia law to the South-West region through the on-going constitution review. The President of … [Read more…]