- The National Assembly has postponed its resumption date from September 17 to September 24, 2024, as communicated by officials
- Both the Senate and House of Representatives began their annual recess on July 23, 2024, prior to the rescheduled date
The National Assembly has postponed its resumption date from September 17 to September 24, 2024.
The Clerk to the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, and the Spokesman of the House of Representatives, Hon. Akin Rotimi, disclosed this in separate notices in Abuja.
Members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives had commenced their annual recess on July 23, 2024. In an internal memo addressed to all Senators, titled “Change in Resumption Date from Summer Break,” Akubueze stated, “Please, be informed that the resumption date from the ongoing recess has been rescheduled from Tuesday, September 17, 2024, to Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:00 am.”
Similarly, Hon. Rotimi stated, “The House of Representatives is set to resume from its annual recess on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, at 11:00 am. This follows a rescheduling from the original date of September 17, 2024, as communicated to Honourable Members via an internal memo by the Clerk of the House, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, Esq., on Wednesday, on the directive of the House Leadership.”
No official reason for the postponement has been given yet.