Here are the National Assembly votes on Constitution Amendment yesterday 1 March 2022 in Abuja.

S/NBILLS DEBATED TODAYSEBATEHOUSE
1require the President and Governors to submit the names of persons nominated as Ministers or Commissioners within thirty days of taking the oath of office for confirmationPassedPassed
2to specify the period within which President or Governor of a State shall present the Appropriation Bill before the @nassnigeria
or House of Assembly
PassedPassed
3Provide a Minimum of 20% for Women in Ministerial or Commissioner NomineesPassedPassed
4Require the Government to direct its policy towards ensuring right to food and food security in NigeriaPassedPassed
5Establish the National and State Councils of Traditional Rulers to advise the President and Governors on matters related to customs, security and public orderPassedPassed
6further define acts that constitute torture, inhuman or degrading treatmentFailed
7make free, compulsory and basic education a fundamental right of all citizens under Chapter IV of the ConstitutionPassedPassed
8to provide for the Office of Mayor for the Federal Capital Territory Administration AbujaPassedPassed
9to provide for diaspora votingFailedFailed
10provide for independent candidacy in Presidential, Governorship, National Assembly, State Houses of Assembly and Local Government Councils electionsPassedPassed
11to provide for the termination of tenure of certain elected officials on account of a change of political partyPassedPassed
12to establish the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and of the State separate from the office of the Minister of Justice, or Commissioner for, Justice of the State in order to make the offices of the Attorneys-General independent and insulated from partisanshipPassedPassed
13to specify the timeframe for the conduct of population censusPassedPassed
to establish the office of the Accountant-General of the Federal Government separate from the office of the Accountant-General of the FederationPassedPassed
to reduce the period within which the President or the Governor of a State may authorise the withdrawal of monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund in the absence of an Appropriation Act from six months to three months; and for related mattersPassedPassed
to empower the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly powers to summon the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Governors of States to answer questions on issues on which the National and State Houses of Assembly have powers to make lawsPassedPassed
to allow States generate, transmit and distribute electricity in areas covered by the national grid; and for related matters.PassedPassed
to expand immunity to the legislative and judicial arms of governmentFailedPassed
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National Assembly Votes on Constitution

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