The Senate President Bukola
Saraki and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, have
given reasons the two chambers of the National Assembly will not reconvene in
the immediate future.
They asked legislators to go
about their affairs while on holiday.
Saraki and Dogara in a joint
statement on Tuesday morning, admitted that there were proposals to reconvene,
to deliberate on the reports of the Joint Committees on Electoral Matters
arising from interactions with officials of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
The presiding officers, however,
said that the meetings have not taken place and that many legislators have also
gone on Hajj, making the prospects for reconvening improbable.
The statement issued on their
behalf by their respective spokespersons, Yusuph Olaniyonu, Senate and Turaki
Hassan, House read thus: “The Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki and
Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, have directed that
we inform all Senators, Honorable 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) 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.
“However, 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 the Hajj.”
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