The National Assembly will on Thursday resume from its Sallah
break to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s Appropriation
(Amendment) Bill 2020
Both Chambers of the National Assembly had on May 20 adjourned
plenary to Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to enable Senators and Members
observe the Eid-el-Fitr festivities.
However, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed
Sani-Omolori, in a statement in Abuja, said all Senators and
Members of the House of Representatives are expected to resume on
Thursday, May 28 to consider the reviewed 2020 budget.
Sani-Omolori in the statement titled: “Resumption of Plenary”
said: “This is to inform all Distinguished Senators and Honourable
Members that resumption of Plenary Session earlier scheduled for
Tuesday 2nd June, 2020, has been rescheduled for Thursday, 28 May,
2020, to enable Members consider the Appropriation (Amendment)
Bill, 2020.”
The Clerk added: “All Distinguished Senators and Honourable
Members are expected to resume in Plenary by 10.00am on Thursday,
28th May, 2020.”
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had while adjourning plenary
session last Tuesday, said that the Senate was prepared to cut
short its break to consider any urgent communication from Mr.
President, especially the revised 2020 budget.
The revised 2020 Budget was submitted to both Chambers of the
National Assembly by the Senior Special Assistant to the President
on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare
and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hon. Umar
Ibrahim El-Yakub, last Wednesday.
The National Assembly will on Thursday resume from its Sallah
break to consider President Muhammadu Buhari’s Appropriation
(Amendment) Bill 2020
Both Chambers of the National Assembly had on May 20 adjourned
plenary to Tuesday 2nd June 2020 to enable Senators and Members
observe the Eid-el-Fitr festivities.
However, the Clerk to the National Assembly, Mohammed
Sani-Omolori, in a statement in Abuja, said all Senators and
Members of the House of Representatives are expected to resume on
Thursday, May 28 to consider the reviewed 2020 budget.
Sani-Omolori in the statement titled: “Resumption of Plenary”
said: “This is to inform all Distinguished Senators and Honourable
Members that resumption of Plenary Session earlier scheduled for
Tuesday 2nd June, 2020, has been rescheduled for Thursday, 28 May,
2020, to enable Members consider the Appropriation (Amendment)
Bill, 2020.”
The Clerk added: “All Distinguished Senators and Honourable
Members are expected to resume in Plenary by 10.00am on Thursday,
28th May, 2020.”
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had while adjourning plenary
session last Tuesday, said that the Senate was prepared to cut
short its break to consider any urgent communication from Mr.
President, especially the revised 2020 budget.
The revised 2020 Budget was submitted to both Chambers of the
National Assembly by the Senior Special Assistant to the President
on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Babajide Omoworare
and his counterpart in the House of Representatives, Hon. Umar
Ibrahim El-Yakub, last Wednesday.