… as rowdy Session ensued over passge of Ways and Means Bill+VIDEO
By Gloria Ikibah
Members of opposition parties in the House of Representatives on Wednesday staged a walkout over skewed voting process to favour APC lawmakers.
This led to a rowdy session at an emergency Plenary of the House of Representatives over the passage of Ways and Means Bill.
The House had reconvened to amend and pass the 2024 Appropriation Act and also the Central Bank of Nigeria Act.
A bill for an Act to Amend the Central Bank of Nigeria Act to increase the CBN’s total advances to the federal government from five per cent to a maximum of fifteen per cent and for Related Matters.
Trouble started at the committee of the whole when the Minority Leader proposed two per cent, but other members of the All Progressives Congress suggested 10 per cent.
When put to a voice vote by the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who was the presiding officer, for 10 per cent the Nay had it, but he ruled in favour of the Ayes.
Upon this, the opposition lawmakers staged a walkout, and the session became rowdy.
In a video sighted by naijablitznews.com it was glaring that the voting process was skewed.
Details later…..