By Henry Umoru, Abuja
Confusion has trailed the postponement of plenary classes on the Nationwide Meeting after the Clerk to the Nationwide Meeting (CNA), Kamoru Ogunlana, on Tuesday, issued an announcement asserting a shift in resumption—hours after comparable notices had already been launched by his subordinates.
Earlier, the Chief of Employees to the President of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, and the Clerk of the Home of Representatives, Yahaya Danzaria, had individually knowledgeable lawmakers of the two-week postponement, shifting the resumption date from Tuesday, September 23, to Tuesday, October 7, 2025.
In his personal discover, titled “Reschedule of Resumption Date of Plenary Actions within the Nationwide Meeting,” Ogunlana stated:
“I’m directed by the presiding officers of each Chambers of the Nationwide Meeting of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to tell all members of the Nationwide Meeting and most people that the resumption date of the Nationwide Meeting earlier scheduled for Tuesday, twenty third September 2025, is postponed to Tuesday, seventh October 2025. Nonetheless, committee actions proceed. All Distinguished Senators and Honourable Members are requested to pay attention to the brand new date and alter their schedules accordingly. Any inconvenience brought on by this rescheduling is deeply regretted.”
The Senate, which adjourned on July 24, 2025, for its annual vacation, had been anticipated to reconvene on Tuesday. However Akubueze, in an announcement to senators earlier within the day, conveyed the shift with out offering an official motive.
He wrote: “That is to respectfully inform Distinguished Senators that the resumption of plenary sitting of the Senate, earlier scheduled for Tuesday, twenty third September, 2025, has been shifted to Tuesday, seventh October, 2025. Any inconvenience this quick discover might trigger is deeply regretted. Distinguished Senators are kindly invited to notice the postponement and alter their schedules accordingly. Thanks to your sort understanding, and God bless.”
The delay in speaking the change and the bizarre signing of the Senate’s discover by the Chief of Employees slightly than the Clerk of the Senate raised questions inside parliamentary circles.
It will likely be recalled that the Nationwide Meeting Service Fee solely final week accredited the appointment of Emmanuel Odo as Performing Clerk of the Senate. His appointment was ratified on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, in the course of the sixth Fee’s tenth assembly.
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