Concurrence: Reps Set for Showdown with Senate, Step Down Two Bills over Delay

Reps draw battle line with Senate over bills’ concurrence – Daily Trust

The House of Representatives on Wednesday declined consideration of second reading of a Senate bill to protest against what lawmakers described as the Red Chamber’s persistent failure to give concurrence to many House bills pending before it. The senate bill seeking to establish, was listed on the Order Paper for second reading, but rejected during plenary after many lawmakers argued that Senate rarely considers bills originating from the House.…

Concurrence: Reps set for showdown with Senate, step down two bills over delay

"From what the clerk told me, we have 146 bills that are with the Senate. I, as a person, have more than 10 bills; some are there for more than six months; no attention," Speaker Tsjudeen. The post Concurrence: Reps set for showdown with Senate, step down two bills over delay appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Reps Step Down Concurrence On Two Bills From Senate

The House of Representatives on Wednesday stood down concurrence on two bills transmitted from the Senate, both sponsored by Senate Leader, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, in apparent retaliation over what lawmakers described as the Senate’s disregard for House-originated bills. The House Leader, Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, had moved a motion for the consideration of the bills, which included... The post Reps Step Down Concurrence On Two Bills From Senate …

Reps Suspend Senate Bills Over Delay of 146 House Proposals - TV360 Nigeria

The House of Representatives on Wednesday resolved to suspend consideration of all Senate-originated bills awaiting concurrence, protesting what lawmakers described as the Senate’s consistent disregard for over 140 House-passed bills still pending Senate action. The resolution came during a heated plenary session in which two bills sponsored by Senate Leader Bamidele Opeyemi were stepped down. This followed a motion by Minority Leader Kingsley C…

Reps reject second reading of senate bill in tit for tat row

The house of representatives has decline a second reading of a bill seeking to establish the Federal Orthopaedic Hospital in Obokun, Osun state.   The senate bill, which was listed on the Order Paper for second reading, was rejected during Wednesday’s plenary after several lawmakers argued that the upper legislative chamber rarely considers bills originating from the house.   THE REJECTION As a tradition of the house, Julius Ihonvbere, the major…

Reps reject second reading of senate bill - Newsy People

The House of Representatives has rejected the second reading of a bill seeking to establish a Federal Orthopaedic Hospital in Obokun, Osun State, citing long-standing concerns over the Senate’s failure to give due consideration to bills originating from the lower chamber.   The bill, which originated from the Senate and was listed on Wednesday’s Order Paper for second reading, was turned down after lawmakers voiced frustrations about what they d…