Senate Holds Emergency Session Ahead Of Nationwide Protest
The meeting is being chaired by the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio.
The lawmakers observed a minute silence in honour of the late Senator Ifeanyi Uba ahead of the anticipated official notification of his demise, from his family to the Senate.
The upper chamber afterwards dissolved into a closed-door session.
It would be recalled that the Red and Green Chambers had announced an emergency session for Wednesday (today) on Sunday.
According to a statement issued on Monday by the spokesperson for the House of Representatives, Rotimi Akin, the Wednesday plenary will focus on critical matters requiring immediate legislative attention.
The statement read, “The House of Representatives wishes to announce that, pursuant to the directive of the Speaker, Abbas Tajudeen, PhD., a plenary session has been scheduled for Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
