Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- The House of Representatives on Thursday suspended the consideration of the constitution review bills, postponing the exercise to another legislative day to allow members more time to study the documents.

The development effectively pushes the long-anticipated debate to next week, despite earlier assurances that the chamber would devote three consecutive legislative days to the process.

Last Thursday, the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, who chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review, announced that the House would spend Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week concluding debates on the proposed amendments before taking a final position the following week.

However, the chamber shifted its focus on Tuesday to...