Amid speculations that President Bola Tinubu may forward a supplementary 2024 Appropriation Bill, the Nigerian Senate is set to hold an emergency session. This decision comes despite the upper legislative chamber’s earlier adjournment on June 11, with plans to reconvene on July 2.
The recess was initially intended to allow lawmakers to participate in Democracy Day activities and to mark the end of their session break.
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Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu confirmed that lawmakers would indeed hold a session today. He explained that the emergency plenary was called to address several pressing issues, including further oversight on appropriations and unresolved constitutional and electoral matters.
“It’s our statutory resumption from the Sallah break. The Senate has the constitutional power to regulate its sessions, and we believe that we could gain one more legislative day to deal with national and constitutional issues, hence, the bringing forward from the initial July 2,” Adaramodu stated.
He emphasized that the session aims to address oversight on appropriations, clear outstanding bills and motions, and resolve constitutional and electoral concerns before the Senate’s annual recess later in the year.
