Immunity For Law Makers, Not Too Young To Run and Other Bills Passed As Senate Reviews The Constitution. ( SEE LIST)
95 senators were present for the voting and 33 bills were considered.
They started the voting process with the first bill - Members of the council of state with all the 95 senators voting YES. The other bills were voted in this manner
Authorization of Expenditure - Yes 93, No 1, Abstain 1
Devolution of powers - Yes 46, No 48, Abstain 1
While the voting process was going on additional 2 senators joined their colleagues in the chamber making a total of 97 senators present for the review.
Immunity for member of Legislature in respect of words spoken or written in plenary was passed
Not too young to run bill was also passed at the constitution review exercise.
Independent candidacy bill was also passed.
Submission of Ministerial Nominees with their Portfolios was also voted for - Yes 78, No 16, Abstain 1.
The separation of the office of the Attorney General from the Minister/ Commissioner of Justice - Yes 95. No 1, Abstain 1.
Immunity for Legislators for Acts in course of duty - Yes 93, No 1, Abstain 0
Reduction of Age for Election- Yes 86, No 10, Abstain 1
Removal of Law making power from Executive arm- Yes 89, No 3, Abstain 0.
Citizenship & Indigenship - Yes 49, No46, Abstain 0
Political Parties & Electoral matters: Time to conduct bye elections & powers to De-register parties- Yes 90, No 0, Abstain 0
Procedure for overriding Presidential veto in constitution alteration - Yes 87, No 4.
Others includes deletion from CFRN
Deletion of National security agencies from CFRN - Yes 92, No 2, Abstain 0
Deletion of States from CFRN- Yes 73, No2, Abstain 0.
Deletion of Land use Act from CFRN- Yes 46, No 44, Abstain 0
Deletion of Public Complain Act from CFRN- Yes 90, No 1, Abstain 0.
Deletion of NYSC Decree from CFRN - Yes 88, No3, Abstain 0
The Nigeria Police Force to become Nigerian Police- Yes 87, No 2, Abstain 1
Change of Name of some LG Council: Ebonyi, Oyo, Ogun, Plateau and Rivers state- Yes 84, No 2, Abstain 2.
Appointment of Minister from FCT- Yes 77, No12, Abstain 3.
State Creation and Boundary adjustment- Yes 47, No 48, Abstain 0.
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