Commencement Part And Promulgation Of The 1999 Constitution Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria (As Amended)

 

 

 

COMMENCEMENT PART AND PROMULGATION OF THE 1999 CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA (AS AMENDED)

 

Act No. 24

 

WHEREAS the Federal Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in compliance with the Transition to Civil Rule (Political Programme) Act 1998 has, through the Independent National Electoral Commission, conducted elections to the Office of President and Vice-President, Governors and Deputy-Governors, Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen, the National Assembly, the Houses of Assembly and the local government councils;

 

AND WHEREAS the Federal Government in furtherance of its commitment to hand over to a democratically elected civilian administration on the 29^th May, 1999 inaugurated on 11^th November 1998, the Constitutional Debate Co-ordinating Committee charged with responsibility to, amongst other things pilot the debate on the new Constitution for Nigeria, co-ordinate and collate views and recommendations canvassed by individuals and groups for a new Constitution for Nigeria. 

 

AND WHEREAS the Constitutional Debate Co-ordinating Committee benefited from the receipt of large volumes of memoranda from Nigerians at home and abroad and oral presentations at the public hearings at the debate centres throughout the country and the conclusions arrived threat and also at various seminars, workshops and conferences organised and was convinced that the general consensus of opinion of Nigerians is the desire to retain the provisions of the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with some amendments;

 

AND WHEREAS the Constitutional Debate Co-coordinating Committee has presented the report of its deliberations to the Provisional Ruling Council;

 

AND WHEREAS the Provisional Ruling Council has approved the report subject to such amendments as are deemed necessary in the public interest and for the purpose of promoting the security, welfare and good governance and fostering the unity and progress of the people of Nigeria with a view to achieving its objectives of handling over an enduring Constitution to the People of Nigeria; 

 

AND WHEREAS, it is necessary in accordance with the programme on transition to civil rule for the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1979 after necessary amendments and approval by the Provisional Ruling Council to be promulgated into a new Constitution for the Federal Republic of Nigeria in order to give the same force of law with effect from 29^th May, 1999:

 

NOW THEREFORE, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA hereby enacts:-

 

1.    (1) There shall be for Nigeria a Constitution which shall be as set out in the Schedule to this Act.

(2) The Constitution set out in the Schedule to this Act shall come into force on 29^th May 1999.

(3) Whenever it may hereafter be necessary for the Constitution to be printed it shall be lawful for the Federal Government Printer to omit all parts of this Act apart from the Schedule and the Constitution as so printed shall have the force of law notwithstanding the omission. 

 

    2.  This Act may be cited as the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria         (Promulgation) Act.