Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, June 2, suspended further consideration of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) due to the sectional line the consideration of the report appeared to have taken.
This stump is coming just a few days to the end of the 7th Assembly.
Chairman, Committee of the Whole House, Deputy Speaker Emeka Ihedioha halted further consideration of the report when he discovered that the argument over some contentious clauses has taken on regional dimension.
He instructed the ad hoc Committee to do further work on the contentious clauses to enable the House make informed decision when consecration resumes.
He said: “What we have seen on the floor is a political and emotional solution being put forward by members but what we need is a technical solution.
“What we must realise is that the import of the PIB is very critical to every Nigerians because the National Assembly has been accused at various times for not passing the Bill."
“So, we have to take our time to pass it and pass a bill that can stand the test of time. The committee should go back and involve technical people so that whatever we support at the end of the day will be in favour of Nigeria," he added.