Constitutional life pension for Senate President, Speaker and their Deputies has been rejected by House of Representatives
By Emma Ogbuehi
The House of Representatives on Tuesday rejected the bill for a constitutional life pension for Senate President, Speaker and their Deputies.
When the bill was put to voting, 162 House of Representatives members voted for the provision, 193 voted against it while three abstained.
The votes failed to meet the required two-thirds or 240 of the 360 members of the House.
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The constitutional life pension would have benefited the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Deputy President of the Senate, and Deputy Speaker of the House.
Meanwhile, the Senate and House of Representatives have passed a Bill for an Act mandating the President and Governors to submit nominees for Ministers and Commissioners within 30 days of swearing-in.
While 92 Senators voted in favour of the bill with one abstention, 289 members of the Green Chambers voted in favour of the bill.
