The House of Representatives’ Committee on Constitution Review Committee is set to conduct public hearings across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones in July, the panel revealed on Friday.
Speaking at the joint session of consultants and the secretariats of the both houses of the National Assembly’s review committees, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives who is also the chairman of the House’s Committee highlighted the timeline of the zonal public hearings.
He said the first phase would cover the northern geopolitical zones, scheduled to hold from Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13, 2025, adding that in the North-central region, Kogi, Kwara, and Niger states would converge on Mina centre; Nasarawa, Plateau, Benue states and the Federal Capital Territory would meet at the Lafia centre.
In the North-west, he said Kaduna would serve as a centre for Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina states, while Sokoto would host stakeholders from Sokoto, Zamfara, and Kebbi state; for the North-east Gombe would be the hub for Gombe, Bauchi, and Taraba states, and Maiduguri would cater to Borno, Yobe, and Adamawa states.
Similarly, the second phase would cover the southern geopolitical zones, holding from Friday, July 18 to Sunday, July 20, 2025; for the South- south region, Bayelsa, Edo, and Delta states would participate at the Yenagoa centre, while Cross River, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states would engage at the Calabar centre.
He added that for the South-east, Anambra, Ebonyi, and Enugu states would gather at the Enugu centre, and Imo and Abia states would meet at the Owerri centre.
For the South-west, Lagos would host stakeholders from Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo states, while Akure would serve Ondo, Osun, and Ekiti states.