The House of Representatives Tuesday resolved to revoke the powers earlier granted President Goodluck Jonathan to utilise the statutory allocations of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa States where emergency rule was declared on May 14.
Also Tuesday, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu unfolded plans by the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) to initiate the 2013 Amendment Bill, which would be debated in the Senate soon.
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