RE:Nigeria Lawmakers' Plan to Clip Presidency Powers Passes the Second Stage.

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Nigeria Lawmakers' Plan to Clip Presidency Powers Passes the Second Stage

VOA News Thu, Jul 27 3:45 PM PDT

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ABUJA —  Nigeria's lower house of parliament voted on Thursday in favor of constitutional amendments to reduce the presidency's powers, the latest step in a power struggle between President Muhammadu Buhari and the national legislature. The Senate, parliament's upper house, led the way on Wednesday in backing constitutional changes that could weaken the presidency and boost the legislature, prompting a senior official in Buhari's government to speak of "a very unhealthy" power grab. Senate head Bukola Saraki, who has been tipped as a possible successor to the ailing Buhari and who is pushing the changes, said on Wednesday they would help boost Nigeria's political, economic and social development. ...

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