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Members of the Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives have staged a walkout as Wase insisted that Clause 52 of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill had been voted on.<\/div>\n
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\nThe lawmakers had agreed, based on Gbajabiamila\u2019s advice, that other clauses be considered and passed while they would return to Clause 52.<\/p>\n

However, after the last clause had been passed, the Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, asked that Clause 52 should be voted on.<\/p>\n

Wase, however, argued that it had been voted on and the Minority Leader could only move for rescission of the vote on it, which must be approved by majority members.<\/p>\n

Elumelu, however, argued that since Clause 52 had been considered voted, there should be no call for rescission.<\/p>\n

The Minority Leader said since Wase would not agree, then the caucus would cease to be part of the process.<\/p>\n

Elumelu led opposition members out of the chamber.<\/p>\n

Session at the House of Representatives was rowdy again as the Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Wase, skipped Section 52 where consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill was suspended on Thursday.<\/p>\n

After asking officials of the Nigerian Communications Commission a series of questions, the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, said the information from the agency would guide the lawmakers on the controversial Clause 52(2) which is about voting and transmission of election results.<\/p>\n

The House reverted to Committee of the Whole, which was presided over by Wase, to continue with the consideration.<\/p>\n

Wase, however, called for a vote from Clause 54, which generated protests.<\/p><\/div>\n

\nThe Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, raised a point of order to recall that the session on Thursday was halted when the consideration got to Clause 52. He also recalled that several members called for division of the House, which Wase overruled.<\/p>\n

The Deputy Speaker, however, denied blocking division of the House, adding that Clause 52 had already been voted on and passed.<\/p>\n

Recall that Wase had ruled that the nays had it even when the ayes were louder than the nays, a development that ended normalcy in the chamber.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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