Rejects bills seeking other engagements for public servants, independent candidacy at polls
BY TIMOTHY AGBOR, OSOGBO
Following the ongoing Amendment of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria by the National Assembly, the Osun State House of Assembly has approved section 121 of a bill for an Act to alter the constitution of the 1999 Constitution to provide for the Financial Independence of State Houses of Assembly and State Judiciary.
The Assembly at plenary on Tuesday, also rejected two bills out of the 44 bills received from the National Assembly on the Fifth alteration to the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended.
The two sections rejected by the Assembly are sections 26 and 58 namely the bill seeking public servants to engage in other vocation beyond farming and that of Independent candidacy at elections.
The sections rejected by lawmakers by voice votes read, “A bill for an Act to alter Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 to permit Public servants to engage in healthcare, education, production and services beyond farming, and for related matters.
“A bill for an act to alter the provisions of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, to provide for Independent candidacy in Presidential, Governorship, State Houses of assembly and Local Government Councils elections and for related matters”.
The Speaker is the state Assembly, Timothy Owoeye and members directed the Clerk of the House, Mr. Simeon Amusan to transmit their resolution on the Fifth alteration to the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,1999 as amended to the National Assembly.
