Lagos Assembly Transmits Constitutional Amendment Resolutions to NASS

Lagos State House of Assembly says it had transmitted its resolution on the Fifth Alteration Bill 2022 1999 Constitution Amendment to the National Assembly.

The Clerk of the National Assembly, Amos Ojo, had on March 31, transmitted the 44 passed constitutional alteration bills to the 36 state assemblies for their concurrence.

The Abia State House of Assembly on June 8, became the first state assembly in Nigeria to pass the Alteration of the 1999 constitution Amendment Bill into law, leading to full financial and administrative autonomy for the state legislature, judiciary, and local governments.

However, the Lagos Assembly said it had sent its input on the alteration bills, including the reasons for the positions the House took concerning the bills to the National Assembly.