Breaking News: National Assembly Drops Amendment of CCT Act, Invitation of CCT Chairman

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The Senate on Wednesday dropped the amendment of the Code of Conduct Bureau/Tribunal Act and the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.

It shelved it for further legislative business.
The Senate took the decision after a closed door session, which started by 11:05am and ended at 1:43pm, on Wednesday.

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over plenary, also called off the summon issued to the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar.

The lawmakers, however, expressed their resolve to stand by the embattled President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, during his trial by the CCT.

Ekweremadu also set up a committee of two of each geopolitical zone to resolve the remaining issues dividing the Senate.

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