The House of Representatives will on December 10, 2025, take a final vote on the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu announced on Thursday.
Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review, told journalists that the Green Chamber will devote Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next week to clause-by-clause debate on the proposed amendments.
The vote, if the timetable holds, will come just before lawmakers proceed on their Christmas and New Year recess.
The Senate is expected to conclude its own voting shortly afterwards. Successful bills will then be transmitted to at least 24 State Houses of Assembly for concurrence before returning to the National Assembly for final cleaning and onward transmission to the President for assent.
“We have concluded the technical work. What remains is the debate and the voting,” Kalu said, adding that the final report is being prepared for presentation to members next week.
In a separate development, the House has launched a full-scale investigation into the collapse of the $460 million Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project, originally funded through a Chinese loan to provide round-the-clock security surveillance across the Federal Capital Territory.
Chairman of the ad hoc committee probing the project, Hon. Donald Ojogo (APC, Ondo), described the non-functional cameras as a “national disgrace” and a major contributor to the escalating insecurity in the nation’s capital.
“Abuja was designed to be a city of peace and unity. Today it has become a city of fear, gunshots, kidnappings, armed robbery and brutal murders have taken over,” Ojogo told the House.
The committee’s mandate includes:Conducting a forensic audit of the entire $460 million expenditure.
Reviewing all contracts and payment records.
Assessing the technical state of the installed equipment.
Establishing why the system has remained largely dormant years after commissioning
Identifying individuals, agencies and contractors responsible for the failure
Recommending immediate steps to restore functionality and prevent future waste
“Where is the money? What really happened to this colossal investment?” Ojogo asked. “Was it crippled by incompetence, logistical failure, or outright corruption? Nigerians deserve answers.”
The panel has vowed that its probe will be a “truth-hunt, not a witch-hunt,” insisting that every life lost and every naira misapplied constitutes a betrayal of the nation’s development agenda.
A public hearing is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
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