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One Year After, 10th N’Assembly Still Playing ‘Rubber Stamp’ To Executive
Ahead of the 10th National Assembly resumption of legislative proceedings on July 2, IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI examines how the federal legislature has performed in one year given its constitutional responsibilities and legislative agenda
The 10th National Assembly is currently in recess.
The Assembly was inaugurated on June 13, 2023, with Senator Godswill Akpabio and Abbas Tajudeen emerging as the Senate President and Speaker, House of Representatives respectively after weeks of power play, horse-trading, alignments, and realignments.
While presiding over a plenary session on the floor of the Red Chamber on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, Akpabio said the 10th National Assembly would resume legislative proceedings on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, after a month recess.
He said the recess was to enable the lawmakers to participate in the activities marking the 2024 Democracy Day and the Senate’s end-of-session break.