Posted by Amarachi on Tue 30th Apr, 2024 - tori.ng
The renovation of the two chambers began in April 2022 under the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
After two years of renovation, the Senate and House of Representatives will resume plenary today in the newly renovated chambers.
The renovation of the two chambers began in April 2022 under the Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.
Since then, the legislators have been using temporary chambers for plenary
In 2019, the National Assembly budgeted over N30 billion to renovate the complex, but the amount had sparked criticisms.
The sum was later reviewed to N9 billion after outrage from Nigerians on social media,
However, federal lawmakers will resume plenary on Tuesday (today) after a break that spans more than five weeks.
The lawmakers embarked on the Easter and Eid El-Fitr holidays on March 20. They were scheduled to reconvene on April 16, but the resumption was postponed.
The House of Representatives leadership, led by the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, and his predecessor, Femi Gbajabiamila, inspected the Green Chamber on Monday.
See photos of the renovated green chamber below;