Senate adjourns plenary until September 23
The Senate has adjourned plenary activities till September 23.
This followed the adoption of a motion moved by Senate leader Opeyemi Bamidele at the plenary on Thursday, after a closed-door executive session that lasted over an hour.
Senate President Godswill Akpabio, shortly before the motion for adjournment was seconded by the minority leader, Abba Moro (PDP-Benue), stated that the adjournment marked the end of the current legislative year.
Mr Akpabio said the Senate was only suspending plenary activities, directing all ad hoc and other standing committees to conclude their work on pending reports, ahead of resumption.
He charged the committees to make effective use of the two-month break to conclude their assignments for legislative consideration and adoption upon resumption.
The Senate president also urged lawmakers to use the recess period to inspect projects in their respective senatorial districts and across the country.
The senators are expected to be in Jos on Friday for the burial of the wife of one of their colleagues, Diket Plang.
(NAN)
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