section 58 of the 1999 constitution which empowered the national assembly to enact laws and also override the President with two third majority of the members’ vote.
Igbakpa who was among the lawmakers that lost out in the just concluded primaries noted that there’s no need for the House to fear anyone.While presenting the matter through a motion yesterday, deputy speaker of the House, Ahmed Idris Wase refused to seek a seconder to the motion as he noted that the seeking to override the president’s veto through a motion is procedurally wrong.“I am not asking you to stop the process, you are exercising your right as a legislator.
You should formally write to the speaker and also serve two-thirds majority of the members, not just the members at the plenary. It is not necessary to call for a seconder,” Wase said.
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