The Senate also resolved to send a congratulatory message to the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on their election; and that it had elected its presiding officers.
This followed a motion by the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, during plenary on Wednesday.
Moving the motion, Mr Jibrin said, “That the Senate do send a message to Mr President C-in-C informing him that a quorum of the Senate has assembled. “And that the Presiding Officers of the 10 Senate, National Assembly have been elected as follows:1 Sen.“That the Senate do send a congratulatory message to the Honourable Speaker and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives on their election; and that the Senate had elected its Presiding Officers.
“That the Senate do send a message to the following International Parliamentary Bodies informing them that a quorum of the Senate of the 10th National Assembly has assembled and is ready to receive any communication – ; Common Wealth Parliamentary Association ; Inter-Parliamentary Union ; ECOWAS Parliament, Pan African Parliament and Association of Senate, Shoora and Equivalent Council in Africa and the Arab World.”Isa Jibrin will chair the committee, while Darlington Nwokocha is the vice-chairman.
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