True Federalism

The 10th Senate will initiate Constitution reform that will seek to respond to the yearnings of Nigerians for a true federal system of government. The over concentration of Executive powers at the Federal level has led to concerns about a shrinking Federal system of government with large powers concentrated at the centre to the detriment of States and Local Governments. These powers as spelt out in the Exclusive Legislative List, leaving a thin Concurrent Legislative
List, reflecting powers shared between the Federal and the States. The 10th Senate will review the Exclusive Legislative List dissipate, and share powers between the Federal, State and Local Governments. A proper subsidiary legislative List (of powers) will also be created. Powers will then be spread between the Federal, States and Local Governments in reformed Exclusive, Concurrent and Subsidiary Lists. Some of the items that the Senate will, in collaboration with the House of Representatives, seek to move from the Exclusive to the Concurrent List are as follows:

1. Aviation, including airports, safety of aircraft and carriage of passengers and goods by air.
2. Construction, alteration and maintenance of such roads as may be declared by the National Assembly to be Federal trunk roads.
3. Drugs and poisons.
4. The formation, annulment and dissolution of marriages other than marriages under Islamic law and Customary law including matrimonial causes relating thereto.
5. Traffic on Federal trunk roads.