The House of Representatives has adjourned plenary until July 7, 2026.
Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas, made the announcement on Thursday.
Abbas said the adjournment is to mark the end of the legislative year and give room for the legislators to review other constitutional amendment proposals.
According to him, the review of constitutional amendment proposals would be the first item they vote on after their recess.
The Speaker further stated that the break would afford lawmakers the opportunity to return to their constituencies and interact with their constituents.
DAILY POST reports that before the adjournment, the green chamber passed the State Police Bill following a decisive vote during plenary on the legislative proposal.
The passage of the bill followed the voting by 289 lawmakers in favour of state police during Thursday’s plenary session presided over by the Speaker.
The green chamber witnessed a fair share of drama, as shortly after the lawmakers settled down for the business of the day, Kaduna lawmaker, Bashir Zubairu, moved a point of order.
According to him, the document on the proposed state police put together by the House Committee on Constitution Review got to the lawmakers only on Thursday afternoon.
“Mr Speaker, this document was only made available to lawmakers in the chambers, and we are yet to go through it. We cannot do justice to it because we have not gone through it,” Zubairu said.
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