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A bill seeking to enable a judge elevated to the court of appeal, to return to a high court to complete a part-heard case, has passed second reading in the house of representatives., the supreme court nullified the 12-year jail term conviction of Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor of Abia state and current chief whip of the senate.
Leading the debate on the bill during plenary session on Wednesday, Onofiok Luke, sponsor of the bill and lawmaker from Akwa Ibom state, said the bill will amend section 6 of the constitution by inserting two new subsections.
“The court’s view is principally anchored on the fact that section 386 is a statutory provision, which cannot override constitutional provisions.” He said the proposed bill is a constitutional review, adding that the judgement of the supreme court which struck out section 396 of the act “will not befall this constitutional proposal when passed into law”.Contributing to the debate on the bill, Abdulrasak Namdas from Adamawa advised his colleagues to consider the option of granting an elevated judge three months to clear the cases on his desk.
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