Minority Members in Parliament staged a walked-out over proceedings on the Controversial CI 73 seeking to create 45 new constituencies on Monday.
The minority members said the CI 73 document had changed into CI 77 which according to them, was not the document the Speaker recalled them to debate in the House.
According to Citi News parliamentary correspondent, Richard Sky the laid document was done put together with contributions from the Electoral Commission.
“It appears that there has been some discussion around this particular matter at the leadership level and a decision has been taken to meet the demands of the Minority side”, he reported.
Richard Sky however notes that Members of the Minority side of Parliament have questioned why the newly laid document does not have a number for proper identification.
CI 73 was brought to Parliament by the E.C. for approval on the creation of 45 new constituencies across the country – to reflect the recorded increases in the national population and its distribution in the 2010 Population and Housing Census.
CI 73 was laid in the House by the Majority Leader, Cletus Avoka and referred to the Subsidiary Legislative Committee of Parliament for deliberation.
A report by the committee however initially highlighted some “serious errors” for which reason the CI had to be withdrawn.
Source: citifmonline.com
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