NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO BEGINS PUBLIC HEARING ON CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 02-07-24
By Sadiq Aminu The House of Representatives is to commenced public hearing on constitutional amendment across the country.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbass Tajudeen, made this known at the 14th combined convocation of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state.
The Speaker also called on Kebbi state Governor, Comrade Nasir Idris to use the opportunity of the constitutional amendment to take a stand on the creation of state police.
Tajudden who was a guest at the occasion, also urged traditional rulers in the state to brace up for the upcoming constitutional amendment that will give them opportunity to seek a define role for them as fathers in the country.
The speaker, explained that, the essence of the constitutional amendment is to re-engineer the only supreme law book in Nigeria which is gradually becoming mundane due to growing needs so as to add and subtract many things to ensure fairness for all Nigerians.
He challenged the graduands to use the training acquired from the institution to become self reliant and not to be roaming the streets in search of white colar jobs when they are practically equipped with skills to become employers of labour not job seekers.
Earlier, the Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Usman Abubakar Tunga, while thanking the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Idris for their contribution to the Polytechnic, also described the convocation as necessary as it has not been held for over six years hence the reason to combine it.
The Rector, who lamented the state of Polytechnic staff quarters, appealed to the federal government to renovate them as they have not been touched since they were built in 1976.
The convocation also featured the conferment of fellowship of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic to Governor Nasiru Idris, Abdul Samad CEO BUA Cement and the late Emir of Gwandu, Haruna Rasheed.