The National Assembly has confirmed that plenary sessions will resume on Tuesday as scheduled, despite the ongoing compilation of the 2023 election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The Senate had previously adjourned on Wednesday, January 25, to allow lawmakers to participate in their political party campaigns, with plans to reconvene on Tuesday, February 28.
The Presidential and National Assembly elections took place on Saturday, but by Monday evening, the electoral body was still engaged in the process of result collation. In the midst of rising tensions across the country, the National Assembly issued a memo signed by Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, informing members and stakeholders that legislative duties would proceed as planned. The notice stated, “This is to remind all Hon members, media, and the general public that the House will still reconvene plenary tomorrow, Tuesday, 28th February 2023 at 11 am as earlier announced.”
Additionally, a senator, who requested anonymity due to restrictions on discussing such matters with the press, indicated that plenary would resume as there had been no contradictory notices to the prior agreement. The senator remarked, “We haven’t received any contradictory message, so we will resume tomorrow as agreed on the day we adjourned plenary.”
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