Constitutional Council members to take oath before Parliament -Read Special Status, Regulation Of Members

BY ATIA TILARIOUS AZOHNWI The pioneer 11 members of the Constitutional Council appointed by presidential decree on February 7, 2018 are expected to take their oath of office when parliament meets in congress soon. The first ordinary sessions of the Senate and National Assembly for 2018 are expected to take place in March. Paragraph 4 of Section 51 of the Constitution states that, “Members of the Constitutional Council shall take the oath of office as laid down by law before Parliament meeting in congress.” They have to perform the ritual before taking up their functions. The Constitutional Council members have…