Dem talk say na im go make e easy for di president to give im assent to di bill. Di Constitution Review Committee wey di Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris-Wase, dey chair, sponsor di motion. Dem talk say na to fulfil states legislature constitutional obligation to di constitution amendment process, e dey important make dem send dia resolutions on di bill.
Di sponsor of di motion, Hon. Abubakar Fulata, talk say di Clerk to di National Assembly bin direct say make e send 35 Constitution Alteration Bills wey meet di requirement of Section 9(2) of the 1999 Constitution to di president for im assent on January 24.
Fulata talk say di Houses of Assembly of Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kwara, Oyo, Plateau, Sokoto, Taraba and Zamfara States wey never send dia resolutions go comply with di constitutional obligation. Im talk say Oyo and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly don forward dia resolutions.
Fulata talk say since Oyo and Zamfara State Houses of Assembly don approve, Constitution (Fifth Alteration) Bill No 47 wey concern di Establishment of State Security Council don meet Section 9(2) of di 1999 Constitution for passage.
Di House don mandate di Clerk to di National Assembly say make e send di bill give di president for im assent according to di Acts Authentication Act.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Reps tell 7 states make dem send resolution on state security council bill