The National Assembly said it plans to deliver a new constitution by December as the Constitution Review Committee of the House of Representatives scheduled its zonal public hearings to begin on July 11.
The hearings will deliberate on the 87 prioritised Bills between July 11 and 20 to gather public views on the amendment process.
The committee also stated that it would engage with registered political parties on Monday, July 14, in Abuja and hold a National Public Hearing on Monday, July 21.
The public hearings are meant to give the country an all-embracing Constitution, the Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review, Benjamin Kalu said.
Kalu, who is the Deputy Speaker, announced the dates of the hearings while releasing the timelines for the committee’s activities. He said the House planned to deliver a new Constitution by the end of December.
The dates of the public hearings are as follows:
•Northern Geopolitical Zones – Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13.
•Southern Geopolitical Zones – Friday, July 18 to July 20.
Other activities lined up during the constitution review include an engagement with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), state Houses of Assembly, members of the diplomatic corps, media executives, civil society organisations (NGOs), among others.
Kalu said the committee would also meet with the Speakers of the 36 states’ Houses of Assembly at a joint retreat with the Senate Constitution Review members to harmonise Bills and ensure consistency across the country.
