President Muhammadu Buhari says he has drawn the curtains on the signing of bills for the Fourth Alteration to the 1999 Constitution. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang made this known on Sunday in a chat with The Punch.
“If the President has not signed any bill as of today – and he must have written the National Assembly informing them – it is because the time allowed by law has elapsed.
“It is no more available for signing. And I know that the President assented to some of the bills that were submitted and sent the rest back to the National Assembly.
“Anyone that has not been assented to, the time constitutionally allowed has elapsed and the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives must have been communicated.”
The two chambers of the National Assembly had proposed 33 amendments to the constitution but they were able to mutually pass 17 of the bills which were later transmitted to the 36 state Houses of Assembly for approval in compliance with Section 9 of the constitution. According to findings, 12 of the bills that secured the endorsement of the two chambers upon return from the states were transmitted to President for his assent.
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