Yusuf Bello| The national assembly on Tuesday rejected a constitutional bill seeking to extend immunity to the presiding officers of the national assembly.
The bill also sought to extend the immunity privilege to the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The house of representatives special ad hoc committee on the review of the 1999 constitution had last week recommended immunity for presiding officers of the national assembly and judicial officers.
Presently, only the president, vice-president, the 36 governors, and 36 deputy governors enjoy immunity.
Voting electronically for the bill at plenary on Tuesday, 185 members of the house of representatives voted in favour of the bill while 111 voted against it with five lawmakers abstaining.
However, at the senate, 50 senators voted against while 29 voted in favour of the bill.
68 constitutional bills is currently being voted on by the lawmakers move to amend the 1999 constitution.
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