Uproar in Senate over state of the nation bill The Punch There was confusion in the Senate on Wednesday as some members engaged one another in a shouting match. At a point, one of them, Senator Kabir Marafa (Zamfara Central), threw a punch at another lawmaker, Senator Paulinus Igwe (Ebonyi Central). Although it was believed that the cause of the uproar was the State of the Nation Address Bill which was presented by Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba, for reconsideration, the Senate leadership blamed it on a request by another Senator, Bashir Lado (Kano Central), to be allowed to introduce a motion. The bill, which hitherto was passed by the National Assembly on May 16, 2013, was returned by President Goodluck Jonathan, who proposed some amendments to it (the bill). But Senators were divided on whether to override the President’s veto on the bill or consider his proposed amendments to it. Some argued that the President had no power under the 1999 Constitution to propose amendments to a bill passed by the National Assembly.
Posted on: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 06:53:08 +0000
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