Reconvene NASS, APC tells own lawmakers

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has appealed to members of the party in the House of Representatives and the Senate to reconvene the parliament by all legal means.
The National Assembly, which is currently on its usual break, has been asked to reconvene by the government and the ruling party to address pending issues of national interest.
Last week, it was announced that the parliament will reconvene on Tuesday.
However, Senate President Bukola Saraki and House of Representatives Speaker, Yakubu Dogara, in a joint statement on Tuesday said the parliament would not resume yet.
Mr. Saraki recently defected to the opposition PDP while Mr. Dogara is still officially a member of the APC, although he is also expected to defect.
Mr. Oshiomhole made his appeal during a meeting between the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) and its federal lawmakers.
While commending its members in the National Assembly for their commitment in carrying out the promises of the party, he said if this is not done, the country might face government shut down as the government cannot spend what is not approved.
He urged the party members to do everything they can lawfully to get the National Assembly reconvened so that these national issues would be deliberated upon and appropriate decisions reached.
He added that they should do whatever is needed to prevent a possible government shutdown.
The Deputy Speaker of the House, Yusuf Lasun, also speaking at the opening of the meeting, expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the National Assembly failed to reconvene on Tuesday