Senate, Reps Shift Resumption, Announces Fresh Date for Plenary
- There will be no plenary session at the national assembly until Tuesday, March 21, 2023
- This was according to a statement released by the second arm of government on Monday, March 13
- According to the statement, the decision to postpone plenary was due to forthcoming gubernatorial polls slated for Saturday, March 18
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Plenary sessions at the House of Senate and the House Representatives will not resume on Monday, March 13, as scheduled.
As reported by The Nation, plenary sessions at the national assembly have been postponed till Tuesday, March 21, 2023.
Source: UGC
The red and green chambers had adjourned plenary till Tuesday, March 14, to enable lawmakers to partake in the Governorship and Assembly elections initially fixed for March 11 but shifted to Saturday, March 18, 2023.
According to Vanguard, a statement by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, reads:
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“This is to inform all Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption of the Senate in Plenary has been rescheduled from Tuesday 14th March, 2023 to Tuesday 21th March 2023.
“All Distinguished Senators are by this notice requested to resume sitting in plenary on Tuesday 21th March, 2023 by 10:00 am prompt, please."
Meanwhile, Punch reported that some lawmakers would be contesting for governorship seats at the forthcoming gubernatorial polls.
These lawmakers include the Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, Senator Aishatu Binani (APC-Adamawa), Sen. Haliru Jika (NNPP-Bauchi), Sen. Sandy Onor (PDP-Cross River).
Others include Senator Uba Sani (APC-Kadana), Senator Emmanuel Bwacha (APC-Taraba) and Senator Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo) and Albert Bassey (Akwa Ibom) under the Young People’s Party.
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In another development, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is on the verge of nominating its nominees for the top positions at the national assembly.
Emerging reports confirmed that the position of the Senate President is expected to be zoned to the southeast while the speakership is to the northwest.
However, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has been tipped to become the Senate President of the 10th assembly.
Source: Legit.ng
