Nigeria: Rivers of Resolutions At Rep Constitution Review Retreat

The two chambers of the National Assembly have commenced another process of reviewing the 1999 constitution, this time, bringing to the fore, controversial and sensitive areas. Would the controversies surrounding the issues allow them meet the 2013 deadline?

The House of Representatives special ad-hoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution ended its three day retreat in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Saturday May, 26 2012, with a resolve to consider tinkering with so many aspects of the 1999 constitution that are controversial and have been left untouched due to the sensitivity of the topics.

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