The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has asked the National Assembly to stop further actions aimed at amending the 1999 constitution. The order was given by Mahmud Mohammed, Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN led seven-man panel of justices of the apex court on Thursday morning. President Goodluck Jonathan had filed an application against…
Constitution Amendment: Presidency Asks National Assembly to Halt Action
Mohammed Adoke, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, on Thursday called on both the Senate and the House of Representatives to stop further moves to override President Goodluck Jonathan’s veto on the constitution amendment bill. Adoke hinged his call on a fresh suit he filed at the Supreme Court challenging the passage…