Forty-two constitutional amendment bills on Wednesday scaled second reading in the House of Representatives.
One of the key bills proposed the removal of immunity currently granted to the vice president, governors, and their deputies, aiming to combat corruption, eliminate impunity, and promote accountability in public office.
This follows the passage of 39 constitutional amendment bills that also cleared their second reading in the House on Tuesday.
Among the notable proposals that passed their second reading on Wednesday are:
- A Bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, aimed at limiting the immunity granted to the president and removing the immunity for the vice president, governors, and their deputies to reduce corruption, end impunity, and increase accountability in public office.
- A Bill to amend the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to separate the roles of the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Attorney-General of states from the positions of Minister of Justice and Commissioner for Justice at both the federal and state levels.
- A Bill to amend the Constitution to grant citizenship rights to the spouses of Nigerian women, and to set a minimum number of youths and women required for appointment to specific offices.
Other bills introduced include proposals to create new states such as Ijebu State, Ife-Ijesa State, Tiga State, Orlu State, and Etiti State.
The bills were not debated, bringing the total number of bills that have passed their second reading to 81.