First democratic constitutional amendments in Nigeria
The current regime in Nigeria is its 4th republic. And military rulers have controlled political power for half of Nigeria's history as an independent country. But, the Nigerian constitution has just now been amended in a democratic regime for the first time.President Signs New Constitution
President Goodluck Jonathan signed the first amendment to the constitution…
[He] thereby made history as the first head of state under whose tenure a constitution was democratically amended.
With the assent, the various steps taken by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with respect to the April poll have now been fully covered by the law.
There was initial apprehension as to under which constitution the arrangements for the April poll were being done since the amendments had not become law without the President's assent…
Jonathan, who signed the two amendments, the first during which some sections of the constitution were amended and the second amendment which fixed elections for April and allowed more time for INEC to update voter register, said history had been made…
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Labels: Nigeria, regime, rule-of-law
posted by Ken Wedding @ 6:00 AM
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