President Goodluck Jonathan has reportedly rejected the amendments made to the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly. According to a top government official quoted by the report, President Jonathan vetoed the amendment on Monday.

According to the official, the decision of the President in vetoing the document was because the amendment did not meet the provisions of Section 9 (3) of the 1999 Constitution.

He said with the return of the document by the President, the letter accompanying it might be read on the floors of the two chambers of the National Assembly any time from Wednesday (today).

He said: “The President has vetoed the constitution amendment and he has sent it back to the National Assembly. “The amendment did not meet the provision of Section 9 (3) of the constitution which talks about the need for four fifth of the National Assembly to agree with the amendment.”

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