The House of Representatives has rejected an amendment to a motion seeking to suspend the recent increase in the pump price of petrol.
Members voted against the amendment after Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu who presided over plenary questioned if it was in the place of the House to take such a position since pump price is controlled by market forces.
Hon. Ugochinyere Ikenga had earlier moved a motion calling for investigation into the latest increases in the price of petrol since the removal of petrol subsidy.
However, a lawmaker from Adamawa State Hon Zakaria Nyampa while amending the motion called for the suspension of the new fuel pump price which was rejected by the house.
The House however resolved to carry out an investigation to ascertain the veracity of the increases.
