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Constitution Review: Lawmakers mobilise to reverse verdict on power devolution
As the National Assembly continues to receive knocks over its rejection of the Devolution of Power Bill in the on-going amendment of the 1999 Constitution, some lawmakers have commenced moves to compel the leadership of the Senate and House of Representatives to revisit the issue.
New Telegraph gathered that many legislators from the South-West, South-East and South-South geo-political zones were unhappy about the defeat suffered by the power devolution bill and were mobilising to salvage it.
The parliament is currently on vacation, but some lawmakers who spoke with New Telegraph, claimed that they voted for the bill and had expected other well-meaning legislators to support the bill given its importance to the political development of Nigeria.
They accused their colleagues from the North of using their numerical strength to stop a bill, which could have addressed a chain of maladies in the political system of Nigeria. “I voted for power devolution because I know that it is a burning national issue. We all know that the current system is overcentralised and we have too much powers concentrated at the centre.
New Telegraph, August 25, 2017
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