Deputy Speaker of the house of assembly, Benjamin Kalu has disclosed that a total of 305 memoranda and 112 bills were submitted to the House of Representatives Committee on Constitution Review.
This was just as the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, expressed the readiness of the 10th National Assembly to produce a constitution capable of meeting the collective needs of Nigerians.
Akpabio gave the assurance in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, while delivering his remarks at the beginning of a 2- Day retreat of the House of Representatives committee on the review of the 1999 constitution.
He charged federal lawmakers of both chambers to be diligent in the ongoing review of the constitution, stressing that every bill and proposal must receive the needed consideration.
Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Speaker, Levinus Nwabughiogu, in a statement quoted the 36 Speakers of State Houses of Assembly and the government of Akwa Ibom State as pledging their support for the establishment of state police, resource control, and decentralisation of power, among others.
The statement also quoted Akpabio as saying that the new constitution that would emerge would create a framework for a prosperous Nigeria.
In his remarks at the retreat, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno, represented by the Deputy Governor, Akon Eyakenyi, gave his support for the establishment of state police, asking the committee to also consider devolution of powers.