The Senate on Tuesday suspended legislative proceedings and adjourned till Wednesday over the death of a member of the lower chamber.
The suspension of the plenary is to honour Jude Ise-Idehen, member of the House of Representatives, who died recently.
The Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege, who stood in for the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, called for the motion for adjournment.
At plenary, the Leader of the Senate, Ajayi Boroffice, moved the motion for adjournment.
Idehen, until his death, represented the Egor/Ikpoba Okha Federal Constituency in Edo State at the House of Representatives.
Benjamin Kalu, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, had confirmed the death.
Before his demise, the 52-year-old and member of the Peoples Democratic Party had won his party’s ticket to seek re-election in the 2023 general elections.
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