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9th Senate Shifts Valedictory Session To Saturday

Lawan had announced on Tuesday at plenary that the senate would hold its valedictory session on Thursday.


A screengrab taken on October 12, 2021, shows some lawmakers during plenary in the Senate chamber of the National Assembly in Abuja.

 

 

The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has announced that the Senate has rescheduled its valedictory session from Thursday, June 8 to  Saturday, June 10.

Lawan had announced on Tuesday at plenary that the senate would hold its valedictory session on Thursday.

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However, he told members of the Senate Press Corps that the shift in the date was due to a scheduled meeting of President Bola Tinubu with the lawmakers of the incoming 10th National Assembly on Thursday.

“By the grace of God, we will still hold plenary tomorrow (Thursday) and then our valedictory session will be on Saturday.

“It is because tomorrow, the President will be meeting with the senators-elect and members-elect at 2p.m.

“We believe that a session as significant, important, historical and memorable as a valedictory session of the senate requires a whole day. Not one, two, three hours. Therefore, we pushed it to Saturday,” Lawan said.

Channels Television reports that the ninth Senate would officially end its four-year tenure on  June 11.

The 10th Senate is expected to be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 13 with principal members of the National Assembly elected for a four-year term.