Mohammed Lawal Uwais GCON (born 12 June 1936)[1] is a Nigerian jurist who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1995 to 2006.
The committee recommended proportional representation in elections to the Federal and State legislatures and to the local government councils.
[5] The report also recommended that the head of the Independent National Electoral Commission should be appointed by the judiciary rather than the President.
[6] Yar'Adua forwarded a modified version of the Uwais report to the legislature in 2009, drawing considerable criticism since many felt that recent elections had been deeply flawed and that basic reforms were required.
Before Jonathan had resubmitted the report, the Senate Committee on the Review of the Constitution had rejected the recommendation to transfer this power to the judiciary.