Nigeria: Is the House Truly for the People?

Last Wednesday, in the aftermath of the Senate's votes on proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution, 339 members of the House of Representatives sat to determine what their response would be to the aspirations of Nigerians for the constitution.

The preliminary results of the votes indicate that the members of the House are more tuned in to Nigerians than the Senate is. Their votes on 85 new provisions and/or amendments took a decidedly defiant turn away from the Senate particularly on issues with serious implications for improved governance and a maturing democracy.

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