The Oyo State House of Assembly has acknowledged the receipt of 44 Constitution Amendment bills transmitted to it by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr Amos Ojo.
The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon Adebo Ogundoyin made the announcement during Tuesday’s plenary.
The 44 Constitution Amendment bills were forwarded to State Houses of Assembly through their Clerks on the 29th March, 2022.
The message from the National Assembly was thereafter read by the Clerk of the State Assembly, Mrs Yetunde Awe.
Hon Ogundoyin said the proposed amendments were important to the nation and its citizens therefore he called on his colleagues to get prepared for the task.
He hinted that the Oyo State House of Assembly will organize seminars for its members on the proposed 44 Constitution Amendment bills to enable them have comprehensive insight into the national assignment.
“We have the 44 Constitution Amendment bills as read by the Clerk, Mrs Yetunde Awe. This is in continuation of efforts to amend some questionable and grey areas in the 1999 Constitution. Oyo Assembly will work diligently on the bills as required. It is an important national assignment and we are treating it as such” Hon Ogundoyin said
Recall that the National Assembly had on March 1, 2022 voted on the amendments recommended by the joint Senate and House of Representatives Special Adhoc Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution.
