No state creation request met constitutional requirements - Reps Deputy Speaker

No state creation request met constitutional requirements - Reps Deputy Speaker

The deputy speaker urges members of the House Committee to ensure transparent process of amending the constitution. The post No state creation request met constitutional requirements – Reps Deputy Speaker appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

We'll Give Nigerians A People-Oriented Constitution -Kalu

ShareThe Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution and Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, has assured of a people-oriented constitution at the end of the exercise. Kalu gave this assurance at the closing of a two-day retreat for members of the Committee in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on... The post We’ll Give Nigerians A People-Oriented Constitution – Kalu appeared first on New Telegraph.

No State Creation Proposal Meets Constitutional Criteria - Deputy Speaker Kalu - TV360 Nigeria

The House of Representatives Committee on Constitutional Amendment has rejected all 31 proposals for the creation of new states, citing non-compliance with constitutional requirements. On February 6, 2025, the House received 31 proposals for new state formations, but during a retreat held for committee members in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the committee, stated that while the proposals re…

None of the 31 proposal to create new states met requirements – Deputy Speaker

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review, Hon Benjamin Kalu, has said that none of the proposals received for the creation of 31 new states met the constitutional requirements. This is also as the deputy speaker also revealed that the parliament has received over 200 bills seeking the alterations of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as emended). Kalu made the revelation Friday at the commencement of a 2-day …