Senate to resume plenary March 21
Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, says that plenary will be resumed on Tuesday, March 21.
A statement issued by Mr Akubueze on Monday in Abuja, said the plenary had been rescheduled from March 14 to March 21.
He said: “This is to inform all Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption of the Senate in Plenary has been rescheduled from Tuesday, March 14 to Tuesday, March 21.
“All senators are by this notice requested to resume sitting in plenary on Tuesday, March 21, by 10 a.m prompt.”
The Senate had on March 2, suspended plenary to March 14, to enable senators participate in the the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections.
The election which was slated for March 11, was postponed to March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
(NAN)
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