President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has signed 16 constitution alteration bills into law.
The bills, transmitted to the president in January by the National Assembly, include a bill on the financial independence of State Houses of Assembly and State Judiciary, which is expected to devolve more power to the states.
Other bills signed by the president include those on the removal of railways, prisons, and electricity from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.
Four of the bills will help to address the call for true fiscal federalism, according to Idris Wase, Chairman House Committee on Constitution Review.
The state assemblies, however, failed to vote on the two bills that seek financial and legislative autonomy for local governments
