The National Assembly has again postponed the resumption of plenary to April 30, to allow for the full renovation of both main chambers.
The Senate and House of Representatives had shifted resumption after its Easter and Eid recess to April 23, but it recently announced a rescheduling of its plenary resumption.
Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, who revealed this stated that lawmakers would also be reconvening back to the main chambers upon resumption.
Both Houses moved to temporary chambers in September 2022 after the commencement of renovation work on their Hallowed Chambers by Visible Construction Company Nigeria Limited in July, 2022.
Similarly, in a statement by the chairman, House Committee on Media, Akin Rotimi, said the House would reconvene on April 30, to allow for lawmakers to complete the constitution review process.
Rotimi quoting the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, said in an internal correspondence to Honourable Members, that the extension was aimed at giving Honourable Members more time for constituency outreach to secure adequate input in the constitution review process.
Additionally, the extended timeline will allow for more concerted preparation for the legislative summits on State Police, as well as the one on Tax Reforms, Revenue Enhancement, and Digital Transformation coming up in the next two weeks.