House of reps passes PIB without further Approval by the Senate.

A NEAR EMPTY CHAMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSED THE CONTROVERSIAL PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL ON THURSDAY, IN A RACE TO BEAT THE EXPIRATION OF THE TENURE OF THE CURRENT LEGISLATURE ON FRIDAY.

"ACCORDING TO MITV ONLY 47 OUT OF THE 360 MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE REMAINED IN THE CHAMBERS AT THE TIME THE SESSION, WHICH WAS PRESIDED OVER BY THE DEPUTY SPEAKER,EMEKA IHEDIOHA, CONSIDERED AND PASSED THE BILL FOR THE THIRD AND FINAL TIME".

HOWEVER, THE PASSAGE OF THE BILL WAS OF NO EFFECT, AS IT DID NOT RECEIVE THE MANDATORY CONCURRENCE FROM THE SENATE.

THE 7TH SENATE, WHICH FORMALLY ROUNDED OFF ITS TENURE ON THURSDAY 4TH JUNE, 2015. HAD ABANDONED THE PIB AT THE COMMITTEE STAGE, A DEVELOPMENT WHICH RENDERED THE PASSAGE BY THE HOUSE AN “EFFORT IN FUTILITY.”

BY LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS, A BILL IS CONSIDERED PASSED, ONLY WHEN THE PASSAGE IS DONE BY BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY.

THE FAILURE OF THE SENATE TO PASS THE BILL,HAD TRANSFERRED ITS FATE TO THE INCOMING 8TH ASSEMBLY

CREDIT: MITV