The Text
The National Assembly may, subject to the provisions of this section, alter any of the provisions of this Constitution. An Act of the National Assembly for the alteration of this Constitution shall not be passed in either House unless the proposal is supported by the votes of not less than two-thirds majority of all the members of that House, and approved by resolution of the Houses of Assembly of not less than two-thirds of all the States.
Era context — at the time of amendment
The political and economic reality
Who held office, the cabinet of the day, the GDP, and the crises that shaped each alteration to this section.
President · Fourth Republic
Muhammadu Buhari
2015–2023· APC
National reality
Two recessions (2016, 2020). Multiple naira devaluations. ASUU strike of 2022 closed federal universities for ~9 months. End SARS protests (Oct 2020); Lekki Toll Gate incident. Out-of-school children >18 million by 2022.
Crises of the period
- 2016 recession + FX crisis
- End SARS + Lekki Toll Gate (Oct 2020)
- COVID-19 lockdown (2020)
- 9-month ASUU strike (2022)
- Naira redesign chaos (Q1 2023)
GDP (World Bank)
$494 bn (2015) → $477 bn (2022)
Cabinet (selected portfolios)
- Finance
Kemi Adeosun (2015–18); Zainab Ahmed (2018–23)
- Justice (AGF)
Abubakar Malami (SAN)
- Education
Mallam Adamu Adamu (2015–23)
- Petroleum
Muhammadu Buhari (concurrent); Min. of State Ibe Kachikwu then Timipre Sylva
Sources · Federal Gazette 2015–23 · CBN · NBS
How to cite this section
Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended), §9 — Mode of altering provisions of the Constitution. Retrieved from The Republic, therepublic.extrafemi.com/constitution/general-provisions/9.
Source · Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended · §9