NASS Now To Resume On February 26th

AISHA ABUBAKAR

The National Assembly has announced the postponement of its resumption scheduled for Tuesday, February 19 to Tuesday, February 26.

The Clerk of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori, made this known in a statement on Sunday. He said that the postponement became necessary following the postponement of the Presidential and National Assembly election rescheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019.

“This is to inform all Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members that resumption of plenary session earlier scheduled for Tuesday February 19, 2019, has been postponed to Tuesday, February 26, 2019, due to the postponement of the National elections.

“All Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members are expected to resume plenary session by 10am on February 26, 2019, please,” he said.

The Nigerian Senate had on January 24, 2019, adjourned plenary till February 19, 2019, to enable preparations for the February 16 Presidential and National Assembly elections. It earlier been reported that the Senate did not consider the 2019 Appropriation Bill before it proceeded on the break occasioned by the elections. It, however, passed the Minimum Wage Bill through first and second reading.