Presidency appeals to NASS to consider reconvening ahead of schedule

The presidency has appealed to the National Assembly (NASS) to reconvene in order for it to attend to pending urgent matters which may affect the running of the country.

Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly matters, Senator Ita Enang made the appeal at a news conference in Lagos on Sunday.

Some of the pending urgent issues before the adjournment included the approval of a supplementary budget to fund the 2018 budget and the 2019 general elections.

Also pending are several key appointments for the EFCC, ICPC, deputy CBN governor and AMCON among others.

The Senate had, on July 24 adjourned sittings for the next two months with it expected to reconvene on September 25th.

Enang said while the Senate had lined up those matters it adjourned, there was need for it to resume because of the urgency required for the approval.

He said: “We are appealing to Senate leadership and all caucuses of the National Assembly to see this as a clarion call for the good of the nation. As the liason officer between NASS and the federal government, I know it is not the intention of the lawmakers to make Nigerians suffer.

“The NASS vacation is usually planned to coincide with school vacations so that members can spend time with their children. However this is an election year and the budget has just been appended to, hence the urgent need to give approval for supplementary funds for it.

“We are not compelling them, we are appealing to them. As a liason officer between the presidency and the NASS, my duty is to make sure that both arms stay together and work in harmony.”