Lack of quorum threatens confab session as Members sip sessions

Proceedings of the National Conference were almost aborted on Thursday following the absence of most of its members from its sitting after the lunch break.

The 492-member Conference sits two times between Mondays and Thursdays with the morning session holding from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the afternoon session lasting between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Before it proceeded on the lunch break at about 1.40 p.m., most of the delegates were present to debate the report of the Committee on Economy, Trade and Investment.

However, upon resumption the leadership of the Conference noticed that most of the members were not present to vote on the recommendations and amendments proposed by the Committee.

The Deputy Chairman of the Conference, Bolaji Akinyemi, who was to moderate the session expressed concern about the ability to go ahead with the voting since many of the conferees were not in the Andrews Otutu Obaseki Auditorium venue of the session.

However, a former senator from Anambra State, Nnamdi Eriobuna, came to the rescue of absentees when he said since a quorum was formed in the morning session, the business of the Conference could go on as it would cover the afternoon session.

According to him, legislative procedure required that a quorum could cover various sessions. More: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/162737-lack-quorum-threatens-confab-session.html