Senator Kabir Gaya will chair the two-day North West zonal public hearing of the Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 constitution which will be held in Kaduna on Wednesday.
The public hearing which will be hosted by Kaduna State Government, will be held at Hassan Katsina House and sittings will commence at 10am and end at 5pm daily from Wednesday to Thursday.
A statement by Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Governor Nasir El Rufai, Muyiwa Adekeye said contributions from civil society groups, professional associations, trade unions and other interested bodies from the North West states of Kaduna, Kano, Jigawa and Katsina states will be collated during the hearing.
“The public hearing will receive memoranda and contributions on 17 broad issues, including Gender Equity and Increased Participation of Women and Vulnerable groups in governance, the Federal Structure in governance and Power Devolution.’’
The Special Adviser also listed ‘’Local Government Administration and Local Government Autonomy, Public Revenue, Fiscal Federalism and Revenue Allocation, as well as Constitutional Provision for the Establishment of State Police.’’
The statement further said that the ‘’public hearing will deliberate on Judicial Reform, Electoral Reforms that will make INEC deliver transparent, credible, free and fair elections, Political parties, Independent candidature and election management.”