The House of Representatives has reversed its earlier decision to suspend plenary for a week until local contractors owed various sums of money by the Federal Government are paid.
The lawmakers had on Tuesday during an executive session expressed displeasure at the poor implementation of the capital component of the 2024 and 2025 budgets and vowed to take strict measures against the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, his Budget and National Planning counterpart, Atiku Bagudu and the Accountant-General of the Federation, Shamsedeen Ogunjimi if debts owed to the contractors were not settled within a week.
A few hours after the ultimatum was issued, the House, through its spokesman, Akin Rotimi, said the decision to down tools had been reversed owing to what he cited as ‘Positive developments arising from engagements and interventions across various levels of government’.
The statement read, ‘The House of Representatives will reconvene for plenary on Wednesday, 5 November, 2025, contrary to the earlier resolution to adjourn sittings until Tuesday next week.
‘This decision follows positive developments arising from engagements and interventions across various levels of government concerning issues that informed the earlier adjournment, particularly matters relating to contractors’ agitations and the non-release of funds under the 2024/2025 budget.
‘The development was formally conveyed to Honourable Members by the Clerk of the House of Representatives, Dr Yahaya Danzaria, Esq, via an internal memorandum issued on Tuesday evening.
‘According to the communication, the early resumption will allow the leadership of the House to brief members on progress recorded in resolving these issues and other related matters of national importance.
‘At Wednesday’s plenary, the House is expected to formally rescind its earlier adjournment resolution to enable proceedings to continue.
‘The leadership urges all honourable members to make the necessary arrangements to be in attendance’.
