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Senator Ike Ekweremadu

Ekweremadu heads Senate’s 41-member constitution review panel

Senator Ike Ekweremadu
Senator Ike Ekweremadu

The Senate, Wednesday, constituted a 41-member constitution review committee, even as the it also okayed a bill to extend the implementation of the 2015 capital budget to March, 2016. Senate President Bukola Saraki, who announced the setting up of the committee, named Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as chairman.

The committee also has one member from each state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.

Apart from naming one Senator from each state of the federation, the Senate President named two others for the same purpose.

Saraki asked the committee to concentrate on areas that already have nationwide consensus in their assignment.

He also asked the committee to be prudent in the management of funds as well as to ensure that travelling was minimised.

The fourth alteration of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) by the Seventh National Assembly was not assented by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

The extension of the implementation of the 2015 capital budget to March 2016, insiders said, was to allow the executive arm of government more time to complete some ongoing projects listed in the fiscal document.

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