The senate adjourned plenary on
Thursday without considering the 2019
budget.
Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate
president, who presided over the legislative chamber, adjourned plenary till
February 19, three days after the presidential and national assembly elections.
He told his colleagues that they
had exceeded the time of sitting going by their rules.
“Dear distinguished colleagues,
in view of the fact that it is after 2pm, we cannot proceed any further so we
have to adjourn accordingly,” he said.
“The senate hereby adjourns to
Tuesday, the 19th day of February, 2019 at 10am prompt.”
The recess is coming only two
weeks after the national assembly resumed from the Christmas break.
The lawmakers had passed a bill
seeking to increase the minimum wage to 27,000 for second reading.
The senate passed it for second
reading after a letter by President Muhammadu Buhari was read by Ekweremadu for
the consideration of the lawmakers.
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