Both chambers of the National Assembly have shifted their resumption date earlier slated for September 17, to September 24, 2024.
The Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, and the Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in two different notices in Abuja.
Daily Trust reports that Senators and House of Representatives members had embarked on their annual recess on July 23, 2024.
Akubueze in an internal memo addressed to all Senators, titled: ‘Change in resumption date from summer break’ said, “Please, be informed that the resumption date from the ongoing recess has been rescheduled from Tuesday, September 17, 2024, to Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:00 am.”
Also, the Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon Rotimi, in a statement said, “The House of Representatives is set to resume from its annual recess on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:00 am.
“This follows a rescheduling from the original date of September 17, 2024, as communicated to Honourable Members via an internal memo by the Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Esq., on Wednesday, on the directive of the House Leadership.”
No official reason for the postponement yet.