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House of Representatives boycotting joint sittings with the Senate

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    The House of Representatives says it will not attend any joint sitting of the National Assembly until Senate president Evans Enwerem resigns because of what it called serious moral questions about his qualifications, state radio reported on Thursday.

    This follows the adoption of the recommendations of a report by a House committee which investigated allegations that Enwerem had committed perjury and falsified documents.

    Ethics and Privileges Committee Chairman Faruk Lawal, said while submitting the report to the House, that the investigations showed that Enwerem did not attend the grammar school in Lagos from 1953 to 1957, the radio reported.

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