Buhari arrives home state, Katsina, visits Emir of Daura ahead of gov’t elections
President Muhammadu Buhari has landed in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State ahead of tomorrow’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the State.
Buhari left Daura for Abuja after the February 25 presidential election.
On his arrival on Friday, March 17, the Nigerian leader and his entourage paid a visit to the Emir of Daura, HRH Alhaji Faruk Umar Faruk, to sympathize with him over the passing of his daughter.
The Nigerian leader, Buhari just signed the bills into law on Friday March 17, 2023.
This was revealed by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and chairman, House Committee on the Review of 1999 Constitution, Idris Wase, in a statement released on Friday, March 17.
He thanked the president for assenting to the bills, which he said would give more powers to the States of the Federation.
The president elect Senator Bola Tinubu and all the governors including thoae who would be elected tomorrow Saturday March 18, are expected to submit names of ministers and/or Commissioners, as the case may be, that would serve in their cabinet to the appropriate legislative houses for approval and confirmation of the nomination of the appointees, before the end of July.
The 16 bills president Buhari signed into law include;
“Fifth Alteration (No.9), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to delete the reference to the provisions of the Criminal Code, Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Act, Criminal Procedure Code or Evidence Act; and for related matters.
“Fifth Alteration (No.8), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to regulate the first session and inauguration of members-elect of the National and State Houses of Assembly; and for related matters.
“Fifth Alteration (No.10), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to exclude the period of intervening events in the computation of time for determining pre-election petitions, election petitions and appeals; and for related matters.”
“Fifth Alteration (No.12), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to provide for the post-call qualification of the Secretary of the National Judicial Council; and for related matters.
“Fifth Alteration (No.15), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to delete the item “prisons” in the Exclusive Legislative List and redesignate it as “Correctional Services” in the Concurrent Legislative List; and for related matters.
“Fifth Alteration (No.16), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to move the item “railways” from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List; and for related matters.
“Fifth Alteration (No.17), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to allow States to generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid; and for related matters.
“In Fifth Alteration (No.32), the Bill seeks to alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to correct the error in the definition of the boundary of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; and for related matters.”
