Senate adjourns plenary over death of 2 lawmakers
The Nigerian Senate has adjourned plenary to April 14th, over the death of two members of the National Assembly.
This followed the adoption of a motion by Senate Leader, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi and seconded by Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe at Tuesday’s resumption from its two weeks recess.
Two members of the National Assembly, Mr Haruna Maitala, who represented Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency of Plateau and Mr Suleiman Aliyu Lere, of Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State died on April 2nd and 6th.
President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while putting the motion to a voice vote which was unanimously adopted, described the demise of the two lawmakers as another sad development for the national assembly. The Senators thereafter, observed a minute silence in honour of the deceased before adjourning plenary to April 14.
