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Senate has postponed its plenary to Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Gatekeepers News reports that the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had at its last sitting, adjourned the plenary to Tuesday, March 14, 2023,  to enable Senators vying for Governorship positions to participate in the campaigns and elections.

However, due to the recent announcement by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the postponement of the Governorship and State Assembly elections, the Red Chamber has now rescheduled its plenarty to March 21, 2023.

A memo signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Chinedu Akubueze, announced a new postponement of the plenary.

It reads: “This is to inform all Distinguished Senators of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption of the Senate in Plenary has been rescheduled from Tuesday, March 14, 2023, to Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

“All distinguished senators are by this notice requested to resume sitting in plenary on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, by 10 a.m prompt, please.”