Abuja, March 17, 2023 – It is now mandatory for new president and governors to submit the names of their nominees as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking their oath of office.
This is one of the 16 constitution alternation bills recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Chairman House Committee on Constitution Review, said this in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
He commended the president for giving assent to the bills which will devolve more powers to states.
The bill on financial independence of state Houses of Assembly and state Judiciary is one of the bills signed into law by the president.
Some other bills signed by the president are on the removal of the railway, prison and electricity from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.
The National Assembly, had in January, transmitted 35 constitution amendment bills to the president for assent.
The 35 bills had been considered by 27 state Houses of Assembly and approved by at least 24 state assemblies as required by Section 9 of the Constitution. (GBN)
