Reps Last Week: Immunity for presiding officers, others top discussion

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Last week, a couple of bills scaled second reading in the House of Representatives. Below are the reports and other major activities of the House.

immunity from prosecution for presiding officers

of the National and State Assemblies, as currently enjoyed by the president, vice president, state governors and their deputies. The bill, which scaled second reading on Tuesday, seeks to amend Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution to extend the privilege to the lawmakers.. This followed move to establish similar commission in other geopolitical zones of the country. The same move is on in the upper chamber.scaled second reading in the green chamber.

Worried about “the slow pace of work on three critical projects” and a perceived conflict of interest due to Julius Berger’s involvement in the projects, the House also

 

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Bunch of vultures on agbada & Senator suits preying on the misery of their people. No serious minded lawmakers will want such a bill to excuse them for practicing corruption. The upper & lower chambers are just a dumping ground for all greedy politicians.

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