July 29, (THEWILL) – The Nigerian Senate has summoned an emergency plenary sitting for Wednesday, July 31, 2024.
The National Assembly had on Tuesday, July 22 embarked on a seven-week annual recess to resume September 17.
However, a memo issued and signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Francis Akubueze, directed all senators to make all necessary arrangements to attend the emergency session scheduled for Wednesday, as issues of national importance will be discussed.
The memo reads: “SUBJECT: EMERGENCY PLENARY SITTING OF THE SENATE; Dear Distinguished Senators,
The President of the Senate, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has directed that an emergency plenary sitting of the Senate be convened as follows:
Date: WEDNESDAY, JULY 31st, 2024;
TIME: 12 NOON;
“Distinguished Senators are requested to make all necessary arrangements to attend as issues of national importance will be discussed.
“We regret all the inconveniences that this interruption of the recess will cause.
“Thanks for your usual understanding”.
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