The House of Representatives on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, entered a closed-door session shortly after reconvening for plenary — just hours after reversing its earlier decision to adjourn sittings for one week.
On Tuesday, the House had voted to suspend plenary for seven days to address issues surrounding the non-payment of local contractors and the non-implementation of the 2024–2025 budget.
However, in a surprise reversal later that evening, lawmakers announced they would resume sitting the next day. The change was communicated in an internal memo signed by the Clerk of the House, Yahaya Danzaria.
Confirming the decision, House spokesperson Rep. Akin Rotimi said in a statement that the reconvening was prompted by “positive developments arising from engagements and interventions across various levels of government concerning issues that informed the earlier adjournment.”
He explained that the early return would allow the House leadership to brief members on progress made in resolving the contractors’ grievances and other pressing national matters.
“At Wednesday’s plenary, the House is expected to formally rescind its earlier adjournment resolution to enable proceedings to continue,” Rotimi said, urging all members to attend.
Meanwhile, indigenous contractors, who had vowed to continue protests throughout the week, were again seen demonstrating at the National Assembly complex on Wednesday morning.
Upon reconvening, and amid visible tension in the chamber, lawmakers immediately went into an executive (closed-door) session to deliberate on what sources described as “sensitive national issues.”
