Senate Postpones Resumption Again, Now Set To Reconvene On April 30

The Senate on Thursday, April 18, postponed its resumption till April 30.

The Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze made the announcement in a terse message he circulated among Senators in Abuja

The message titled: “For the information of Distinguished Senators: Notice of postponement of resumption reads: “Distinguished Senators are hereby, respectfully informed that resumption of plenary, which was earlier postponed to Tuesday 23rd April 2024, has further been postponed to Tuesday 30th April 2024 at 11 am.

“Kindly note that the plenary sitting will be held at the main Chamber of the Senate. All inconveniences this postponement may cause Distinguished Senators are highly regretted, please.”

The House of Representatives had on Wednesday also further shifted its resumption till April 30th.

This is the second time the National Assembly is postponing its resumption after it took a break on March 22 to celebrate the Easter and Sallah festivities.

First, it shifted its resumption from Tuesday, April 16 to Tuesday, April 23, and now it has moved it from April 23 to April 30.

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The House of Representatives had earlier said the postponement was meant to allow contractors renovating the main chambers of the National Assembly to conclude to enable lawmakers to conduct plenary in them on resumption.

The Senate and House of Representatives had in July 2022 moved into makeshift chambers to conduct their plenaries following the commencement of repair works in the National Assembly Complex at a contract sum of N30billion.