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Constitution review: Details of how House of Reps voted in 33 bills

The House of Representatives on Thursday reviewed and considered 33 bills.

The bills were part of the Harmonised Report of the Committee on ConstitutionReview.

Below is breakdown of how lawmakers in the green chamber voted:

#ConstitutionReview Bill 1: Members of the Council of States To Include former Senate President & House of Reps Speakers as members Yes – 274 No – 6 Abstain – 2

#ConstitutionReview Bill 2:  Reduction of Authorization of expenditure Before Budget Passage from 6 to 3 months Yes: 295 No: 0 Abstain: 0

#ConstitutionReview Bill 3: Devolution of Powers to States Yes: 210 No: 71 Abstain: 0

#ConstitutionReview Bill 4: Financial Autonomy for State Legislature Yes: 286 No: 10 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 5: Financial Autunomy to LGAs

Yes: 291 No: 12 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 6: Democratic Existence Tunding and Tenure of LGAs Yes: 285 No: 7 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 7: State creation and boundary adjustment Yes: 166 No: 125 Abstain: 3

#ConstitutionReview Bill 8: Immunity for legislators for Words Spoken in Chamber or in Committee Meetings  in Course of Duty Yes: 288 No: 10 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 9: Political Parties and Electoral Matters : Time to conduct Bye Elections and Power to deregister parties Yes: 293 No: 2 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 10:  Presidential Assent To Constitution Amendment Bill Yes: 248 No: 28 Abstain: 4

#ConstitutionReview Bill 11: Time frame for submission of names of ministerial nominees Yes: 248 No: 46 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 11b: Submission of Ministererial Nominees with their Portfolios Yes: 248 No: 46 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 11c: 35% affirmative action for women as ministers Yes: 248 No: 46 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 11d:  Submission of Commissioners Nominees with their Portfolios Yes: 248 No: 46 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 11e : Submission of names of office of commissioners shall be attached with portfolio Yes: 248 No: 46 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 11f: 35% Affirmative action for women as States Commissioners Yes: 248 No: 46 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 12: Appointment of Minister from the FCT Yes: 191 No: 21 Abstain: 3

#ConstitutionReview Bill 13: Change of names of some LG councils: Ebonyi, Oyo, Ogun, Pleateau and Rivers. Yes: 220 No: 57 Abstain: 8

#ConstitutionReview Bill 14: Independent Candidacy Yes: 275 No: 14 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 15: The Nigeria Police Force to become Nigerian Police Yes: 280 No: 9 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 16: Restriction of the Tenure of Presidents and Governors Yes:292 No: 3 Abstain: 3

#ConstitutionReview Bill17: Separation of office of Accountant General of the Federal Government from Accountant General of the Federation Yes:274 No: 23 Abstain: 2

#ConstitutionReview Bill 18: Financial Independence for Office of  Auditor of Federation/State Yes: 289 No: 11 Abstain: 0

#ConstitutionReview Bill 19: Separation of Office of the Attorney General of the Federation/State from the office of Minister/Commissioner of Justice Yes: 234 No: 58 Abstain: 3

#ConstitutionReview Bill 20: Submissions from the Judiciary Yes: 265 No: 6 Abstain: 7

#ConstitutionReview Bill 21: Determination of pre-election matters. Yes: 288 No: 3 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 22: Consequential Amendment on Civil Defence Yes: 293 No: 2 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 23: Citizenship and indigenship Yes: 208 No: 78 Abstain: 2

#ConstitutionReview Bill 24: Procedure for Overriding Presidential Veto in Constitutional Alteration Yes: 271 No: 20 Abstain: 0

#ConstitutionReview Bill 25: Removal of law making power from Executive Arm. Yes: No: Abstain:

Bill 25: Part (1): Removal of NYSC, National Security Agencies ,Public Complaints Commission Acts from the Constitution Yes: 209 No:47 Abstain: 5

Bill 25 Part 2: Removal of Land Use Act from Constitution Yes:139 No:148 Abstain:4

#ConstitutionReview Bill 26: Investment and Securities Tribunal Yes: 270 No: 12 Abstain: 2

#ConstitutionReview Bill 27: Reduction of Age for Election Yes: 261 No: 23 Absain: 2

#ConstitutionReview Bill 28: Authorization of expenditure time frame for laying Appropriation bill, Passage etc Yes: 252 No: 7 Abstain:2

#ConstitutionReview Bill 29: Deletion of the National Youth Service Corps decree from CFRN Yes: Rejected No: Abstain:

#ConstitutionReview Bill 30: Deletion of Public Complain Act from CFRN. Yes: Rejected No: Abstain:

#ConstitutionReview Bill 31: Deletion of National Security Agencies from the CFRN Yes: Rejected No: Abstain:

#ConstitutionReview Bill 32: Deletion of land Use Act from CFRN Yes:  Rejected No: Abstain:

#ConstitutionReview Bill 33: Deletion of State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from CFRN Yes: 229 No: 51 Abstain: 1

#ConstitutionReview Bill 34: Inclusion of Section 141 of Electoral Act into the Constitution Yes:241 No:18 Abstain:1

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