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Enhancing Budget and Governance Processes
Authorization of Expenditure before Budget Passage
This amendment seeks to reduce spending of money from the consolidated revenue fund of the Federation pending the passage of the budget from 6 to 3 months. One reason why the budget is usually presented late, is because of the current half year period of grace which the president and governors enjoy. It promotes early presentation and passage of the appropriation bill (budget).
Time Frame for Submission of Names of Ministerial and Commissioner Nominees with their Portfolios
This amendment provides for the President and Governors to submit the list of ministerial nominees to the National Assembly and State Houses of Assemblies within 30 days of being sworn into office to ensure that the business of governance commences in earnest. Although, a section of the bill as it is states that 35% of the commissioners should be women. This subsection that prescribed 35% of the appointees to be women did not scale through. Whereas the House of Representatives voted 'yes' to this it, the Senate voted 'no'. Updated on 03/11/2017.
Restriction of the Tenure of the President and Governor
This amendment prevents anyone who succeeds a president or a governor and completes the tenure of such president or governor from contesting for that same office more than once.
Procedure of Overriding Presidential Veto in Constitutional Amendment
This amendment provides a procedure for the National Assembly to over-ride the President’s veto of a Constitution amendment bill. The Constitution as it is today did not make any provision for how the legislature can override the President’s veto thereby creating a lacuna.
Time Frame for Laying the Appropriation Bill
This amendment specifies the period within which the President or the Governor of a State shall present the Appropriation Bill before the National Assembly (NASS) or State Houses of Assemblies (SHoA) respectively. By this amendment, the President/Governor is expected to present the Appropriations bill not later than 90 days before the end of a financial year (in this case-end of September). It also provides for the NASS/SHoA to pass the bill before the end of the financial year. This if passed, will ensure timely presentation of the budget, sufficient time for the NASS/SHoA to review and approve the budget and adequate time for implementation of the Budget (January-December).
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