By Deji Elumoye and Udora Orizu
The Senate and House of Representatives at the resumption of plenary on Tuesday from its 19 days Easter break, adjourned again over the recent death of two members Hon. Haruna Maitala and Hon. Suleiman Lere.
Maitala, who was representing Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency of Plateau State, died on April 2 in an auto crash along the Abuja/Jos highway.
Lere, who was representing Lere Federal Constituency of Kaduna State died after a brief illness on April 6.
While the Upper Chamber adjourned plenary to Wednesday, 14th April, the Lower Chamber adjourned to Tuesday, 20th April, 2021.
Moving the motion for adjournment, the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, said: ”Mr. President, distinguished colleagues, I rise in accordance with our tradition, to move two motions: one for the suspension on all other items scheduled for consideration on the order paper today; and also another motion for this distinguished chamber to observe one minute silence in ho
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The Senate on Tuesday suspended plenary in honour of two members of the National Assembly who died recently.`
The Senate which resumed plenary after its two weeks recess held a minute silence in honour of both lawmakers who were members of the House of Representatives.
The decision to suspend plenary was carried out in line with the tradition of the National Assembly, following a motion moved by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, and seconded by the Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
Moving the motion, the Senate Leader said, “this distinguished chamber and, to our distinguished colleagues, the passing of two members of the National Assembly by the names of Honourable Haruna Maitala, who until his demise represented Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency of Plateau State, and who we lost on 2nd April 2021, in a ghastly motor accident.
Again, legislative aides protest non-payment of salaries
The legislative aides have not been paid since the inauguration of the 9th Assembly in June 2019.
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Some legislative aides to federal lawmakers staged a peaceful protest on Tuesday to demand unpaid salaries and allowances.
The lawmakers had just resumed plenary after a three-week Easter break.
The aides, positioned at the lobby between both chambers of the National Assembly, held placards and chanted words asking lawmakers and the Clerk of the National Assembly, Olatunde Ojo, to pay salaries and allowances.
The Clerk, they said, have failed to pay salary arrears, minimum wage, implement Consolidated Legislative Salary Structure (CONLESS), Duty Tour Allowances (DTA), among others.