As part of its customary breaks according to religion in the Nigerian constitution, the Nigerian Senate has on Wednesday, adjourned its plenary sessions to enable it to proceed on the Sallah break.
Ahmad Lawan who is the Senate President had accordingly made this announcement that July 19, 2022, will be its resumption date.
The Senate, before embarking on the three weeks recess had made sure they forwarded President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the confirmation of Mohammed Bello as Chairman of the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission to the Committee on National Planning. It also passed the Federal Medical Centres (Establishment) Bill, 2022, after re-committal to the Committee of the Whole for consideration and passage.
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The Deputy Senate Leader, Ajayi Boroffice (APC, Ondo North), who sponsored the motion for re-committal, recalled that the bill was passed by the National Assembly and forwarded to President Buhari for assent.
According to him, some fundamental issues which required fresh legislative action by both houses of the National Assembly emerged after critical analysis of the bill.
He added that a Technical Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives and Directorate of Legal Services met and worked on the bill.
The Senate, while relying on order 1(b) and order 52(6) of the Senate Standing Order, 2022 as amended, rescinded its decision on the bill as passed and re-committed same to the Committee of the Whole for re-consideration and passage.
In another report, notwithstanding the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), the Nigerian Seate has resolved to continue with its investigation into the crisis in the Supreme Court which purportedly contributed to his exit.
Senators in the upper chamber of the National Assembly made the resolution during the plenary on Tuesday following a motion moved by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele.