The National Assembly will meet for emergency plenary sessions today according to the Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs chairman, Yemi Adaramodu.
The two chambers adjourned plenary on 11 June to commemorate Eid-el-Kabir and are expected to resume on July 2. Adaramodu said the lawmakers would discuss issues surrounding the supplementary budget during the emergency sessions.
He also said they would discuss “hanging issues of constitutional and electoral concerns”. At the same time, the outstanding bills and motions would be passed before the two chambers proceed to annual recess later in the year.
“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,” Adaramodu said.
While the lawmakers are observing festivities, the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence met and recommended the purchase of new aircraft for President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima despite the economic challenges facing Nigerians. The Senate committee has also supported the planned purchase.
Many sections of the polity including the APC Party opposition leaders continue to have criticize the National Assembly’s decision since the public became aware of the recommendations.
