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The president says the amendment does not meet the provisions of Section 9 (3) of the 1999 constitution.
According to the PUNCH newspaper, the president has vetoed the amendment of then constitution on Monday because it does not meet a particular provision of the 1999 constitution.
According to the paper's anonymous source, “the President has vetoed the constitution amendment and he has sent it back to the National Assembly.
“The amendment did not meet the provision of Section 9 (3) of the constitution which talks about the need for four fifth of the National Assembly to agree with the amendment.”
Section 9 (3) of the Constitution reads:
“An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of altering the provisions of this section, section 8 or Chapter IV of this Constitution shall not be passed by either House of the National Assembly unless the proposal is approved by the votes of not less than four-fifths majority of all the members of each House, and also approved by resolution of the House of Assembly of not less than two-third of all states.”
The rejected amended constitution granted approval for the separation of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation from that of Minister/Commissioner of Justice.
Source: #PUNCH
According to the PUNCH newspaper, the president has vetoed the amendment of then constitution on Monday because it does not meet a particular provision of the 1999 constitution.
According to the paper's anonymous source, “the President has vetoed the constitution amendment and he has sent it back to the National Assembly.
“The amendment did not meet the provision of Section 9 (3) of the constitution which talks about the need for four fifth of the National Assembly to agree with the amendment.”
Section 9 (3) of the Constitution reads:
“An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of altering the provisions of this section, section 8 or Chapter IV of this Constitution shall not be passed by either House of the National Assembly unless the proposal is approved by the votes of not less than four-fifths majority of all the members of each House, and also approved by resolution of the House of Assembly of not less than two-third of all states.”
The rejected amended constitution granted approval for the separation of the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation from that of Minister/Commissioner of Justice.
Source: #PUNCH
