Senator Ned Nwoko Arrives Akwa Ibom for Constitutional Review Hearings as creation of Anioma State Tops the Agenda

Distinguished Senator Ned Munir Nwoko has arrived Akwa Ibom State for the two-day public hearings convened by the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review. The hearings, which begin today, are a critical part of the ongoing efforts to amend key sections of the 1999 Constitution.

Topping Senator Ned Nwoko’s agenda is the creation of Anioma State, a bold constitutional proposal that has already drawn a mammoth crowd of supporters from Delta North, who stormed the venue in a powerful show of solidarity.

In addition to the Anioma State bill, Senator Ned Nwoko is also presenting several other progressive proposals at the hearing:

A Bill to Restore Nigerian Citizenship to Descendants of Africans Forcibly Removed During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, including the establishment of AFRIDU as a Secretariat for application processing.

A Bill to Provide for Full Local Government Autonomy, reinforcing the independence and functionality of grassroots governance structures.

A Bill to Allow Diaspora Voting, seeking to amend the Constitution to give Nigerians living abroad the right to vote in national elections.

A bill for an Act to transition into parliamentary system of government.

More update later — stay tuned.