Lawmakers inwards Togo volition laid out to expect at a constitutional reform pecker from every bit before long every bit the destination of this week, the caput of the National Assembly said on Wednesday.
Parliamentary groups too commissions met to read the authorities proposals, which came afterward opposition calls for a two-term restrain for presidents too a two-round voting system.
Opposition parties had hoped the pecker would hold upward on the agenda when lawmakers met for an extraordinary session on Tuesday, alone to uncovering it left off the day's guild paper.
Consultation for constitutional reform risks existence a drawn-out physical care for only National Assembly president Dama Dramani said: "We are inwards an urgent situation.
"That's why nosotros are going to disregard our procedures to destination the (current parliamentary) session tomorrow (Thursday) too Fri nosotros volition expect at the government's bill," he added.
Dramani called on the constitutional police committee that examines proposed changes to expect at the pecker too brand its recommendations every bit speedily every bit possible.
On Monday, he had told province telly that a proper struggle on constitutional reform could non hold upward held at curt notice.
The principal opposition National Alliance for Change (ANC) said constitutional modify was the alone final result the populace wanted to verbalise about.
"We remove to discuss, report too adopt the bill... every bit the Togolese people want," said ANC lawmaker Isabelle Ameganvi.
Togo's opposition has been calling for changes for to a greater extent than than a decade. Last week, hundreds of thousands took to the streets across the province calling for reform.
Faure Gnassingbe has been president since 2005 afterward taking over from his father, Gnassingbe Eyadema, who assumed ability inwards 1967.
AFP