House of Representatives to resume plenary
- The House of Representatives has announced its decision to reconvene and resume plenary on Tuesday, April 28
- The clerk of the House, Patrick Giwa, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, April 26
- Giwa, however, said staff and members’ aides are to work from home and will be notified when needed in the office
The House of Representatives has announced its decision to reconvene and resume plenary on Tuesday, April 28.
The clerk of the House, Patrick Giwa, made the announcement in a statement on Sunday, April 26
“This is to inform all Members of the House of Representatives that the House will now resume plenary session on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at 10am," the statement read.
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He, however, said staff and members’ aides are to work from home and will be notified when needed in the office for any special assignment.
Meanwhile, members of the House of Representatives have received their March salaries despite their earlier pledge. With this, they have shifted the donation of their two months' salaries to April and May this year, Daily Trust reports.
The newspaper reports that a member of the House who was paid his March salary disclosed this. Recall that Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila had announced the donation of the two months' salaries to aid the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation, he had said, will start from March.
In another report, the Nigerian government has issued clarifications regarding those who may benefit from the proposed two-month free power supply which is part of the efforts to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic lockdown.
The House of Representatives on Thursday, April 16, and other stakeholders in the power sector agreed to establish a joint committee to determine the vulnerable Nigerians who should enjoy the bill waiver.
The speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, who was quoted in a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said the joint panel’s mandate is to work out modalities for the proposed two-month free power supply, Daily Trust reports.
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He added that the committee will identify Nigerians that will benefit from the free power supply using the number of households connected to the national grid.
Gbajabiamila said the essence of the meeting was to proffer means of alleviating the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on Nigerians during and after the crisis through the supply of power.
The speaker noted that his previous engagements with some critical power sector stakeholders were very encouraging.
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