Senate Postpones Resumption, Announce New Date

The Nigerian Senate has announced that lawmakers in the upper chamber of the National Assembly would no longer resume from their recess on September 17, 2024.

According to an internal memo rom the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, the new resumption date has been fixed for Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:00 AM.

The memo noted that the change in date is based on instructions from the Senate leadership.

It would be recalled that the Senators commenced their seven-week annual recess in July and were expected to resume on September 17, but the break has now been extended by one week.

In a similar development, the House of Representatives has postponed its annual recess, originally set to end on Tuesday, September 17, 2024. The new resumption date is now scheduled for Tuesday, September 24, 2024.

Hon. Akin Rotimi, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, announced the delay in a statement to Parliamentary Correspondents on Wednesday.

He explained that the postponement was made to accommodate the inauguration of the new board of the Public Complaints Commission (PCC) and the formation of the Joint Senate/House Ad-hoc Committees on the Petroleum Industry investigation.

The decision to reschedule was communicated to members through an internal memo from the Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Esq., following directives from the House Leadership.