Constitution Amendment: See How House Of Reps Voted In 33 Bills

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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:

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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

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

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

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

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Bill 5: Financial Autunomy to LGAs

Yes: 291
No: 12
Abstain: 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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