Once again, the National Assembly has decided to postpone the resumption of plenary sessions, this time until April 30th, in order to facilitate the complete renovation of both main chambers. Originally, the Senate and the House of Representatives had planned to resume their sessions after the Easter and Eid recess on April 23rd. However, the decision was revised on Thursday, leading to the rescheduling of the plenary resumption.
The Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, issued a notice informing lawmakers of the postponement and specifying that they would resume their activities in the main chambers. Since September 2022, both Houses have been conducting their sessions in temporary chambers. This relocation was necessitated by the renovation work initiated by the Visible Construction Company Nigeria Limited, which began in July 2022.
The notice emphasized: “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.” It also stated, “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.”
Similarly, the Chairman of the House Committee on Media, Akin Rotimi, issued a statement indicating that the House would reconvene on April 30th. This delay aims to provide lawmakers with adequate time to complete the ongoing constitution review process.
