Forcing NASS to produce new constitution, invitation to anarchy –Senate punchng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from punchng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
4 June 2021 - EFF “commander-in-chief” Julius Malema now asserts that the state custodianship over all land his party is insisting on will have little impact, so “people will continue to have full rights to their homes and other property” (EFF threatens to block ‘sell-out amendment’ as expropriation row hots up, June 2).
The Niue Finance Minister says fundamental economic changes are needed in the wake of the pandemic.
Crossley Tatui has just released his Budget and says the impact of Covid-19 allows the island a chance to rethink, reset and rebuild its reslience.
One of the first things he wants to do is remove unsustainable policies which he said Niue can no longer afford.
One such is the move by the previous government to put public servants on four-day weeks for five days pay in lieu of a pay rise.
Niue Finance Minister, Crossley Tatui
Photo: Niue Govt Going back to five days wouldn t save any costs at all but it will, or it should, improve productivity across the public service and for the country as a whole, and that should count towards the effort of rebuilding our economy, he said.
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Agitations for a totally new constitution to pave way for total reform of the country’s ailing and comatose systems may have hit the rock.
At a public hearing on the review of the constitution in Abuja, yesterday, the Senate declared that although a completely new constitution to replace the current one was desirable, the extant law does not support it.
An array of persons and groups, had sought a totally new constitution for Nigeria.
It is too late to push for a new Constitution, says Senator Bamidele tribuneonlineng.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribuneonlineng.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.