Supreme Court halts 1999 constitution amendment

The Supreme Court has stopped the National Assembly from making any move towards amending Nigeria’s ‎1999 constitution.

In a ruling on Thursday,‎ a seven-man panel, led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, ‎Justice Mahmud Mohammed, ordered the National Assembly to maintain status quo on the matter until June 18.

It also directed the issuance of hearing notice on the NASS for it to appear on that date to respond to the suit that was lodged against the proposed alterations to the constitution, by President Goodluck Jonathan.

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