Reps set Dec 2025 as deadline for completion of constitution review

The House of Representatives has set December 2025 as the deadline for the completion of the alteration of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who stated this, yesterday, at the inaugural meeting of the House Special Committee on Constitution Review, said this is to ensure that the exercise does conflict with the next general elections.
Kalu explained that the nature of the 1999 Constitution has made it imperative for a continued review of the document, as well as work towards achieving consensus on outstanding constitutional debates.
The deputy chairman, who is also chairman of the Constitution Review Committee, stated that the current effort to alter the constitution is the sixth time the National Assembly would be embarking on the exercise.
Kalu revealed that Since 2010, the National Assembly has successfully amended and made landmark changes to the Constitution since it was first handed over to Nigeria in 1999 by the military regime of Abdulsalami Abubakar.