The
Federal Government and the National Assembly have settled their row
over the recent Constitution Amendment, as the Federal Government on
Wednesday withdrew its suit as advised by the Supreme Court.
The
Supreme Court had given the Executive arm and the National Assembly 48
hours to resolve their differences over the Fourth Alteration of 1999
Constitution Bill.
The court asked the two
sides to return after harmonising their respective positions and with
the report of their out-of-court settlement on Wednesday.
President
Goodluck Jonathan had vetoed the Bill passed by the National Assembly.
The lawmakers threatened to override the President’s veto but were
restrained by the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court on May 7 fixed June 18 for hearing of the matter, but last week reversed the hearing date to May 25.
On
Monday, the Supreme Court said the issues in contention were simple and
could be reconciled by the parties without the court’s intervention.
The
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mahmud Mohammed, who presided over the
proceedings, gave the two sides two days to sort out their differences.
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