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Senate to continue deliberations on Constitution amendment bill 

Senate to continue deliberations on Constitution amendment bill 

David Mark entering Senate chamber

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru & Joseph Erunke

The Senate will continue deliberations on the controversial Fourth Alteration Bill of the 1999 Constitution on Thursday.

The Senate President, David Mark announced this on the floor of the senate at the Wednesday’s plenary.

File: Senate President, David Mark and his deputy, Ekweremadu entering Senate chamber

The Senate President also announced that the 7th Senate will have valedictory session same Thursday.

It will be recalled that the immediate past President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, had challenged the ongoing Constitution amendment in the Supreme Court, where the nation’s apex court ordered that actions on the amendment should be suspended, while the two parties were told to maintain the status quo.

Details soon.

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