The Nigerian senate on Wednesday, commenced voting on the several Bills included in the ongoing constitution amendment process.
Among the Bills passed were the Not Too Young to Run Bill; Independent candidacy; immunity for legislators for WORDS spoken on the floor of the legislative chambers; creation of states and boundary adjustment; local government and State Houses of Assembly autonomy; among others.
97 of the 109 senators were in attendance, and the e-voting system was used.
See livestream video and voting results below:
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Among the Bills passed were the Not Too Young to Run Bill; Independent candidacy; immunity for legislators for WORDS spoken on the floor of the legislative chambers; creation of states and boundary adjustment; local government and State Houses of Assembly autonomy; among others.
97 of the 109 senators were in attendance, and the e-voting system was used.
See livestream video and voting results below:
Plenary is adjourned to Thursday, 27th July, 2017. #GavelBangs— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
SP @bukolasaraki thanks everyone for their contributions.— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
#TodayInPlenary— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
Wednesday, 26th July, 2017.
This afternoon, we passed 29 Bills at the… https://t.co/lVY2PqZtKc
Plenary is adjourned to Thursday, 27th July, 2017. #GavelBangs— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
Senate Leader Ahmed Lawan moves that other items on the order paper be stood down to another Legislative day. Minority Leader seconds.— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
Senator Olujimi seeks the indulgence of her colleagues to include the Gender affirmative into the upcoming #GenderBill Consideration.— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
We have opened the room for Young Nigerians, Strengthened democracy by large. We have also laid a new foundation for Nigeria and placed...— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
SP @bukolasaraki says our amendment has redefined our processes, we have shown our commitment in our fight against corruption.— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
— The Nigerian Senate (@NGRSenate) July 26, 2017
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