The NIGERIAN Senate has adjourned plenary till February 19, three days after the presidential and national assembly elections.
Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, who presided over the legislative chamber, 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 10 am 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 the 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.
