Forty-eight Senators have voted against the devolution of powers in the ongoing voting on 32 areas to be amended in the 1999 Constitution of the country.
Our correspondent report that 46 voted in support of the devolution of powers and one of the Senators abstained.
Other areas and the voting patterns were
Authorization of Expenditure
Yes: 93
No: 1
Abstain: 1
Total: 95
Composition of Members of Council of State
Yes: 95
No: –
Abstain: –
Financial Autonomy of State Legislature
Yes: 90
No: 5
Abstain: 0
Total: 95
Distributable account for LG’s to have their own special account
Yes: 84
No: 8
Abstain: 1
Democratic Existence funding and tenure of LG council
Yes: 88
No: 7
Abstain: 1
The voting is still on.
