The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for second reading the bill seeking to alter of the 1999 Constitution to extend immunity to cover presiding officers of legislative institutions. The bill which aims to amend Section 308 of the constitution was sponsored by Rep. Odebumi Olusegun
Chapter 5 of the Nigerian constitution extensively discusses the Nigerian National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives). Section 53 is clear on the provisions of the law in case of an urgent need to reconvene sitting in the absence of the presiding officers (senate president and deputy senate president). Section 53 (3) states thus: In […]