The leadership of the national assembly has said that the Senate and House of Representatives cannot reconvene because there is no report to consider.
Senate President Bukola Saraki and Speaker Yakubu Dogara, gave the reasons why the envisaged reconvening of the two chambers of the National Assembly will not hold in the immediate future in a statement issued by their spokespersons, Yusuph Olaniyonu for Saraki and Turaki Hassan for Dogara on behalf of the presiding officers.
According to the statement, Senate President and Speaker, House of Representatives, have directed that all Senators, members and the public that a date has not been set for the reconvening of the Senate and the House of Representatives to consider the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s 2019 elections budget request forwarded by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 17, 2018.
“The leadership of the two chambers had met and agreed to reconvene to consider the proposal this week before which a meeting between the Joint Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Electoral Matters and officials of the INEC must have held on or before Monday August 13, 2018. “The joint committees were also expected to meet with the joint Senate and House Committees on Appropriations, Loans and Debts on the Eurobond loan request after which two reports would have been ready for presentation in the two chambers.
The release stated that no such meeting had taken place yet as a result of which both Senate and House of Representatives cannot reconvene as there is no report to consider.
“Until the Committees have a ready report for the consideration of the two chambers, it will be most irresponsible to recall members from recess especially those that may have travelled to Saudi Arabia for Hajj.” The statement concluded.
