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Senate vows to repeal obnoxious laws

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    Senate President Evan Enwerem pledged on Tuesday to repeal all laws and decrees that contradict democratic norms, ‘The Guardian’ of Lagos reported on Wednesday.

    This follows a list of 56 decrees the Constitutional Rights Project, an NGO, submitted to the National Assembly and asked the law making body to abrogate. Enwerem told reporters in Lagos that the repeal of these decrees and laws was necessary “as they have been giving the new civilian administration and the people serious concern”, the newspaper said.

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