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[PLAC @PLACNG]

PLAC launches Constitution Resources Page!!!

To access resources relevant to the ongoing Constitution Review Exercise of the 9th National Assembly, and learn more about Nigeria's Constitution Alteration process, visit:
https://t.co/XARZBPcG13

[PLAC @PLACNG]

A Groundbreaking Bill to create Special Seats for Women in @nassnigeria and State Legislatures passes second reading @HouseNGR and is committed to Constitution Review Committee for further legislative action.
@nkeiruka_reps @femigbaja

[PLAC @PLACNG]

@PLACNG commends President @MBuhari’s Assent to Police Bill, 2020. Assent to the Police Bill signifies a huge commitment to reform of Nigeria’s policing system that was long overdue.

[Kingsley Moghalu OON @MoghaluKingsley]

Can anyone tell me the one single individual who is leading the protests against police brutality and racial injustice in America? The answer: CITIZENS. In the plural. Nigerian citizens should rise up for their rights and self interest instead of waiting and looking for messiahs.

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@SWNigerDelta @UKinNigeria @CatrionaLaing1 Congratulations!

[UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 @UKinNigeria]

Inspiring conversation with Rachel Ikemeh, 2020 @WhitleyAwards winner from #Nigeria & founder of @SWNigerDelta Project about her vital work protecting Nigeria’s wildlife & biodiversity.

Nature-based solutions to climate change must be at the heart of our post #Covid19 recovery

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo In the context of COVID-19 and proposed enabling laws, parliaments like NASS should ensure that rights are respected even in times of emergency or a health crisis. Laws should should only affect rights to the minimum extent necessary to achieve desired health objectives.

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo Currently, the National Human Rights Commission and some CSOs are doing an online documentation of cases of human rights abuse. Reports and recommendations by such oversight agencies can and should feed into the oversight work of NASS, which should in turn inform their law making

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @nassnigeria @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo Some public health laws in other jurisdictions provide for adequate compensation to those who have suffered economic loss due to a public health order affecting their trade, property or facilities. Such measures can be explored.

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @nassnigeria @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo Governments worldwide have taken various steps to ameliorate the adverse effects of this health crisis on citizens and corporate entities. These include distribution of resources and adoption of measures to reduce the pressure of financial obligations on individuals and companies

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @nassnigeria @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo While working to curtail the spread of the virus, citizens expect that they should intervene on human rights violations encountered in the enforcement of COVID Regulations.

#PSSDCOVID19 #COVID19

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @nassnigeria @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo Individual legislators should also focus on their constituencies and communities at this time. Educating them on COVID-19, undertaking outreach and fact finding and ensuring that their needs are being met.

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo Similar laws were adopted in other countries which sought to provide tax reliefs, suspension of mortgage payments, student loans and other outstanding financial obligations by citizens. However, the Senate is yet to consider this bill.

[nkiru uzodi @ncuzodi]

@cleenfoundation @Pamela_patrick @DSamsonItodo As the institution with the power of the purse, NASS can address the economic implications of COVID19. The House of Reps made an effort by passing an Emergency Economic Stimulus Bill, 2020 which seeks to provide relief, protect jobs and alleviate financial burdens on citizens