It’s official: Senate to reconvene Tuesday over Onnoghen

The Senate will on Tuesday reconvene plenary to deliberate on
the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter
Onnoghen.

This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the Clerk
to the Senate, Nelson Ayewoh.

The statement said: “This is to inform all Distinguished
Senators of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria that the resumption of Plenary earlier scheduled for
Tuesday, 19th February, 2019, has now been rescheduled for Tuesday,
29th January, 2019.

“All Distinguished Senators are by this notice, requested to
resume sitting in Plenary on Tuesday, 29th January, 2019 By 10.00am
prompt,” the statement said.

TheNigerialawyer had on Sunday reported that the leadership of
the Senate had met on Saturday night on the issue.

It was learnt that the decision to reconvene was taken at the
leadership meeting.

The Senate had on Thursday adjourned plenary to February 19 to
allow senators embark on their reelection campaigns.

But due to the CJN’s suspension, they are to reconvene to
deliberate on the matter following President Muhammadu Buhari’s
suspension of Onnoghen.