Senate Replaces Melaye With Adeyemi As Chairman Senate Committee On Aviation,Adjourns Plenary Till Jan 2020

The Senate has held a special plenary to pass the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) 2020 N273.255bn budget and before the adjournment, the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, named Senator Smart Adeyemi, as the Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation to replace Dino Melaye.

The upper chamber,thereafter, adjourned till January 28, 2020.

The Senate would have adjourned on Thursday (yesterday) but shelved plenary in honour of the late Senator representing Imo North Senatorial district, Benjamin Uwajumogu.

Uwajumogu, who was the Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, was a cognate member of the Red Chamber.

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Senate leader said: “He was 51 years’ old which means that I am 17 years older than him. So, you can see the kind of loss Nigeria suffered. He was one time speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, a Senator per excellence in whom we share and went through a lot in the 8th Senate.

“He made all contributions you people are all aware of. But here we are today. Mr. President, it was a loss that has shocked all of us. May the God Almighty grant his soul eternal rest and also take care of those he left behind.

“Uwajumogu was our chairman, employment and labour committee. And going by our tradition and convention, Mr. President, Distinguished colleagues, I will like to move three motions. First, for the Senate to observe one minute silence in honour of this our great colleague.”

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