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Fuel Hike: House of Reps in rowdy session over Kachikwu

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Fuel Hike: House of Reps in rowdy session over Kachikwu

There was a rowdy session in the House of Representatives on Monday.

Federal lawmakers were divided across party line over a motion to admit Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum, into the green chamber.

Kachikwu is expected to explain the reason for the hike in the price of petrol from N86.5 to N145.

Femi Gbajabiamila, leader of the house, had moved the motion for the lower legislative chamber to admit Kachikwu into its fold.

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But when Yakubu Dogara, speaker, of the house, put the motion to a voice vote, majority of the members chorused “nay”.

They protested against allowing Kachikwu into the chamber.

But Dogara ruled against the majority voice which sparked a shouting match at the chamber, disrupting the proceedings.

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