 The National Assembly has approved the participation of independent candidates in political activities in the country. The Red Chamber also approved that its presiding officers would henceforth be members of the national security country. The chairman, the Senate ad hoc committee on the review and Deputy Senate President Oviya Omakege, in a motion informed the Senate that the bills have been passed by the required number of states to make them form parts of the constitution of the national fifth or treasure bill number 46 membership of the National Security Council to include presiding officers of the National Assembly and bill number 58 independent candidacy 2023. Mr. President, the Senate recalled that on Tuesday, the second day of May 2023, the clerk to the National Assembly was directed to transmit Constitution of Constitution Bill number 20 with the uniform retirement age for judicial officers after it met the requirement of Section 9, Section 2 of the Constitution to Mr. President for his accent. Also recall, Mr. President, that Gumbay State House of Assembly was among the State Houses of Assembly that were yet to forward their resolution. Others are Jigawa, KB, Quara, Plateau, and Therabar State Houses of Assembly. Aware, Mr. President, that Gumbay State House of Assembly has now forwarded its resolution, convinced that with the approval of the Gumbay State House of Assembly, the Constitution fifth or treasure bill number 46 membership of National Security Council to include presiding officers of National Assembly 2023 and bill number 58 independent candidacy 2023 have now made the provisions of Section 9, Section 2 of the Constitution for passage. Accordingly, Mr. President, the Senate reserves that the Senate do direct the clerk to the National Assembly to transmit the bills, both bills, to Mr. President, the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation for his accent in line with the provisions of the Act's Authentication Act. After conceding the motion, the Senate directed the clerk to the National Assembly to transmit the Constitution alteration bill number 58 to President Muhammadan Buhari for sent in line with the provisions of the Authentication Act.