- Safiu Kehinde
The House of Representatives has on Tuesday resumed its plenary session with uproar as lawmakers divide over the Electoral Act Amendment Bill.
NPO earlier Reported that the National Assembly lawmakers had resumed its legislative duty with both the Senate and House of Representatives having the plenary sessions.
The plenary session however started on a furious note at the green chamber as video shared on X showed lawmakers exchanging words against one another over the amendment bill.
With protesters still lurking around the National Assembly complex as agitation for e-transmission of electronic transmission of election results continues, the House of Representatives Speaker, Tajudeen Abass, was faced with a chaotic scene at the chamber which was triggered by a motion raised by Francis Waive.
According to reports, Waive had moved a motion seeking the rescission of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill to allow the House to reconsider the legislation.
The Delta state lawmaker’s motion was seconded by Hon. Bayo Balogun, Chairman of the Committee on Electoral Matters.
However, this was turned down by majority of the lawmakers who audibly voted ‘nay’ when thrown to the house by the Abass for voting.
The Speaker’s decision to rule in favour of those who voted in support of the motion would trigger the chaos as lawmakers could be seen challenging one another.