In honour of the members of the House of Representatives who died recently, the senate on Tuesday adjourned plenary for a day.
.The decision to suspend plenary for the two deceased lawmakers, Honourable Haruna Maitala and Hon. Suleiman Aliyu Lere was a consequence of a motion moved by the Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi, and seconded by the Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe.
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While moving the motion, the Senate Leader said, “This Distinguished chamber and, to our Distinguished colleagues, the passing of two members of the National Assembly by names of Honourable Haruna Maitala, who until his demise represented Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency of Plateau State, and who we lost on 2nd April, 2021, in a ghastly motor accident.
“The second loss we suffered, was that of another Honourable member, Hon. Suleiman Aliyu Lere, representing Lere Federal Constituency from Kaduna State, whom we also lost on 6th April , 2021.”
