National Assembly reconvenes on Thursday

The National Assembly will end its break on Thursday, June 27, when the Senate and House Representatives reconvene from their Sallah break.

Both chambers had adjourned plenary until Tuesday, July 2. However, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC-Ekiti South), the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, and Dr Yahaya Danzaria, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, confirmed that the National Assembly would resume.

Adaramodu stated in a statement that the lawmakers must now resume plenary to address pressing constitutional and national issues and conduct additional oversight on the Appropriations Act of 2024.

Adaramadu said: “It’s our statutory resumption from the Sallah break. Senate has the constitutional power to regulate its sessions and we believe that we could gain one more legislative day to deal with national and constitutional issues, hence the bringing forward from the initial July 2.

“We hope to deal with issues concerning our further oversight on the Appropriations and clear further the hanging issues of constitutional and electoral concerns. And clear outstanding bills and motions, expectedly before our annual recess, later in the year.”

The Clerk to the House of Representatives, Danzaria in an internal memo dated June 24, 2024, and titled: “Change in Resumption Date from Recess” addressed to Members said: “Please be informed that the resumption date from the ongoing recess has been rescheduled from Tuesday, July 2, 2024, to Thursday, June 27, 2024.

“Accordingly, the plenary will hold on Thursday, June 27, 2024, by 11:00 am.

“Kindly make necessary adjustments to your schedules and ensure your timely presence for the resumption of legislative activities.”