The Member representing Darazo-Ganjuwa Federal Constituency of Bauchi State, Hon Mansur Manu Soro has sponsored 10 out of the 87 prioritized constitutional bills for public hearing organized by the House of Representative.
Manu Soro disclosed this while interacting with journalists Thursday in Bauchi, saying that the bills are aimed at ensuring good governance and people-oriented democracy that will have focus on the wellbeing and welfare of Nigerians at all levels.
Manu Soro urged people of his constituency to ensure that they turned out for the constitutional amendment public hearing in order to have a say and voice in the new constitution.
The Bills includes an Act to alter the provision of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to provide for the determination of all appeals arising from election petition tribunals prior to swearing -in of President, Elect, Vice President Elect, Governor, Deputy Governor Elect and members of the National and State Assemblies and to ensure all election appeals are resolved before elected officials assume office.
A Bill to alter sections 81 and 121 the Constitution to specify the period upon which national and state budgets shall be laid before the National and State Houses of Assemblies (at least 60 days before the end of the preceding financial year.
A Bill to alter Section 233 of the Constitution to ensure that no one person will occupy the office of a Party Executive and still occupy a Government elective office.
A Bill seeks to alter Section 230 of the Constitution, to increase the number of Judges of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from twenty-one to twenty-five.
A Bill to alter section 80 of the Constitution to provide for the designation of a special account for borrowed funds, credits and grants and the publication of detailed progress reports on the implementation of projects financed by funds other than revenues of the Federal Government.
A Bill to alter the 3rd Schedule of the Constitution to ensure that the Chief Judge is no longer the Chairman of the State Judicial Service Commission, but rather a Chairman will be selected from among retired Chief Judges of the State, Grand Khadis of Sharia Court of Appeal, Presidents of the Customary Court of Appeal and Judges of the State High Court.
A Bill to alter sections 85(5) and 125 (5) of the Constitution to promote the timely publication of the Auditor-General’s reports at both the federal and state levels. By making these reports readily accessible to the public within 60 days as against the current position of 90 days.
A Bill to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for completion of part-heard cases by elevated judges; to ensure efficiency in dispensation of justice and address challenges of abandoned partly-heard cases due to elevation of judges.
A Bill to alter sections 150 (1) and 195(1) of the Constitution to provide for separating the offices of the Attorney-General of the Federation, Attorney-General of a State from the offices of Minister of the federal government and Commissioner for Justice of a State respectively; to enhance efficiency in the dispensation of criminal justice, safeguard public interest and to deter abuse of legal process in public prosecutions at both the federal and the States levels.
A Bill to alter Part I of the 3rd Schedule, Section 8 of the Constitution to enhance transparency and accountability in the issuance of waivers exempting compliance with the Federal Character principle in appointments and recruitments within the public service, public companies, or corporations. The Bill proposes a new sub-section (1) (e) which states that waivers can only be issued for appointments or recruitments involving fewer than 25 persons.
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