{"id":57392,"date":"2021-07-12T13:38:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T12:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=57392"},"modified":"2021-07-12T13:38:55","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T12:38:55","slug":"constitution-review-south-west-governors-propose-return-to-regional-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/12\/constitution-review-south-west-governors-propose-return-to-regional-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Constitution review: South-west governors propose return to regional structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The conversion of six geopolitical zones into federating units has been proposed by the south-west governors forum.<\/p>\n<p>WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the governors made the proposal in a document presented to members of the national assembly from the south-west as part of the review of the 1999 constitution.<\/p>\n<p>The document dated July 5, 2021, is titled \u2018Proposals for the Review of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/25\/constitution-review-i-will-not-delay-action-on-restructuring-president-buhari-tells-ijaw-leaders\/\">Constitution<\/a> of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (As Amended): Presentation by South-West Governors\u2019 Forum\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The governors proposed an amendment to section 3(1) and (3) of the constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Section 3(1) of the 1999 constitutions states that there shall be 36 states in Nigeria but the governors proposed that the section be amended as a federation consisting of six geopolitical zones constituted from the states.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that at\u00a0independence in 1960, Nigeria had three regions \u2014 northern, western, and eastern.<\/p>\n<p>However, states were created out of the regions and the six geopolitical zones were delineated during the regime of Sani Abacha, late head of state, in 1993.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe propose that Section 3(1) be amended as a federation consisting of six geopolitical zones constituted from the states. The federating units or regions are divided into the following geopolitical zones: North-West Zone, North-Eastern Zone, Middle \u2013 Belt Zone, South-East Zone, South-South Zone, South-West Zone and the Federal Capital Territory,\u201d the proposal reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 3(6) be amended to provide for a number of local governments or such autonomous administrative units to be created by the respective federating units or states, the criteria of which shall include population, taxable capacity, ethnoreligious or other cultural and social affinities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 7 of the constitution be amended to include an additional (sub)section prohibiting the dissolution of elected local government councils.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will be in compliance with the Supreme Court decisions in ALGON v. Oyo State Government; AG Plateau State &amp; Others v. Goyol &amp; Others; Governor, Ekiti State v. Olubunmo &amp; Others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governors also proposed that section 8 (5) and (6) be removed so that local government creation will be the exclusive duty of state governors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 8(5) and (6) should be expunged. Section 8 (1) and (2) provides for the procedures for creation of state while Section 8(3), (4), (5) and (6) provides for the procedure for creation of local governments,\u201d the forum added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, Section 8(5) and (6) should be expunged to make local government creation the exclusive duty of the state government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governors also sought the removal of section 29(4)(b), which confers adulthood status on a married under-18 woman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSection 29(4)(a) and (b) contradict each other. While (a) says \u2018full age means the age of 18 years and above\u2019, (b) says \u2018any woman who is married shall be deemed to be full of age\u2019. This reinforces child marriage which negates the Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 and the Child\u2019s Rights Act 2003, which outlaws child marriage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The governors also want the states to be in charge of mineral resources within their territories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The conversion of six geopolitical zones into federating units has been proposed by the south-west governors forum. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the governors made the proposal in a document presented to members of the national assembly from the south-west as part of the review of the 1999 constitution. 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