In a dramatic twist to the ongoing saga of the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Senate, Monday evening, cancelled its scheduled resumption slated for Tuesday, January 29, 2019.
A memo to this effect was sent to the senators by the Clerk of the Senate, Mr. Nelson Ayewoh, who wrote:
“This is to inform all Distinguished Senators of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that the resumption in Plenary scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, 29th January 2019 has been cancelled.
“The scheduled date of the resumption in Plenary earlier fixed for Tuesday, 19th February, 2019, remains, please.”
Although the Clerk did not state the reason for the postponement, it may have been necessitated by the Senate Leadership, which, instead, decided to approach the Supreme Court for further clarifications on whether President Muhammadu Buhari acted within his powers by suspending Justice Onnoghen.
The Senate had, in response to the outrage over the President’s action, decided to reconvene on Tuesday to discuss the matter.
The upper chamber will now resume plenary on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, the Clerk stated in the memo.
