There will be no legislative activities at the Nigerian Senate beginning from today until February 28 and the House of Representatives is expected to follow suit.
This was apparently done to allow members campaign for the upcoming general election.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, made the announcement during plenary session on Wednesday.
Lawan added that this was done to enable senators campaign for the general election and earn victory for themselves or their political parties.
‘The elections of the National Assembly (members) together with that of the President, will take place on February 25.
It is our prayer and hope that those of us who are going to participate in the national assembly elections in the senate, that God Almighty will be on our side.
This is because we need to have those who will provide institutional memory to be around.
The casualties have always been too heavy and too expensive for our country and for democracy in Nigeria.
That is not to say that Nigerians should not have the way they want to elect the members of the national assembly. But it pays to retain parliamentarians if they are doing their job well’ he said.
Lawan added that this will help the institution to build and work for the people and the country.
The senate president has also urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct very free, fair and credible elections.
‘This senate and indeed the national assembly have supported INEC to the teeth.
Almost everything that was requested for INEC was approved here in the assembly.
We expect that INEC will be on top of its game’ he said.
He also urged the security agencies to ensure violent-free elections.
‘When we come back on Feb. 28, three days after the presidential and national assembly elections, our hope is that we come back here and review the situation that will have taken place but we pray that what we review should all be on the positive side.
And for one legislative week, we will be in the chamber to March 1 before we will also go for campaign for the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections scheduled to hold on March 11’ he added-Team@orientactualmags.com
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