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LG AUTONOMY: SENATE SETS CONSTITUTION REVIEW REGIONAL PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR JULY

The Senate has announced a comprehensive two-day Zonal Public Hearing on the proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution, to be held simultaneously across the country’s six geopolitical zones.

The hearings, which will take place on July 4 and 5, 2025, are being organised by the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, chaired by Jibrin Barau, the Deputy President of the Senate.

In a statement signed by Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser to Barau on Media and Publicity, the hearings will be held in Lagos, Enugu, Ikot Ekpene, Jos, Maiduguri and Kano.

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