An Overview Of The Constitutional Amendment Bill 2023

On March 17, 2023. the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives announced that former President Muhammed Buhari has signed 16 Amendment Bills into law. The Bills sought to alter, modify or amend sections of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.

In the 1999 constitution, there are many subjects that the state assembly cannot legislate on because such right is only reserved for the National Assembly. Some of these subjects include railways, power generation, and prisons. They have now been moved to the concurrent list, meaning that both the National Assembly and state parliaments may legislate on them. This article aims at highlighting some salient provisions of the Bills signed into law.