Senate rejects power devolution, affirmative action for women

In a dramatic voting by the Senate yesterday, the bill which sought to amend the 1999 Constitution to allow for the devolution of powers from the Federal Government to the states was thrown out by the lawmakers.

Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Otei Oham (Abuja) and Muyiwa Adeyemi (Ibadan)

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