The House of Representatives is set to resume at the newly renovated green chamber after two years of renovation, Infopowerng has learnt.
The decision to resume at the newly renovated chamber was reached on Thursday following extensive deliberation on the WhatsApp platform of the lawmakers.
Sources said that most of the lawmakers during the chat spoke in favour of resuming at the newly renovated chamber as many are tired of the makeshift chamber.
Consequently, the lawmakers resolved to extend their holiday by a week to allow the contractors to put the finishing touches to the chamber.
The House was scheduled to resume on 16 April but has now postponed its resumption till 23 April so that they can use the main chamber.
The Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria, was subsequently directed to issue a circular to postpone the resumption date.
In the statement issued late Friday, Mr Danzaria stated that “this adjustment is necessary to allow for the completion of renovations to the chamber of the House of Representatives, ensuring its readiness for plenary sessions, henceforth.”
The spokesperson of the House, Akin Rotimi (APC, Ekiti), confirmed the plans by the lawmakers to resume at the newly renovated chamber.
The renovation of the chamber started sometime around April 2022. Since then, the lawmakers have been using a makeshift chamber in one of the committee rooms.
