?Senior? lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, on Wednesday berated lawmakers for threatening to veto President Goodluck Jonathan over his decision to withdraw assent to the constitutional amendment they sent to him.

The ?p?resident, last week, wrote to the National Assembly informing it of his decision to decline assent to the amendment bill?,? based? ??on ?the legality of the procedure adopted in amending the? ?Constitution.

In a statement issued Wednesday, Mr. Falana said even though the National Assembly has the power to override the President’s veto, the controversy over the constitutional amendment should be handled with caution on the part of the federal legislators.

He said the observation raised by Mr. Jonathan are serious “Majority of Nigerians have consistently demanded for the removal of immunity clause from the Constitution. The amendment seeks to confer immunity on legislators in addition to the heads of the executive arm of government,” he said.

He also said another objectionable proposition in the 4th amendment is the provision of pension for life for former leaders of the National Assembly.

Mr. Falana said one of the former speakers of the House of Representatives, who will be a beneficiary of the largesse, spent a few months in office and resigned for fear of impeachment; while another retired speaker who served for less than four years is barely 40 years old.

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