Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday explained that the Senate reconvened to enable it to sustain work on solutions and ensure that the global COVID-19 pandemic did not create further problems that might be much more difficult to deal with.
Lawal, in his welcome address on Tuesday at the resumption of the Senate from about one-month suspension of plenary over the pandemic, said though COVID-19 had interrupted the Senate’s sessions, the legislature had sustained interventions and collaborations with other arms and agencies of government in the concerted bid to mitigate the damage from the pandemic.
He said: “The pandemic has affected our budget for this year, not just because of falling oil prices, but also because it has forced a reduction in economic activities, leading to an enormous loss of revenue.
“We’ve been working with the executive on areas of adjustments for a more realistic implementation, and our resumption today will lead to a quicker resolution of some of our decisions.
“We’re confident that we shall soon overcome this crisis, like previous health emergencies. All hands will, however, have to be on deck to register a quicker and more resounding success.”
Lawan called for the cooperation of all Nigerians for the country to “register a quicker and more resounding success” in its fight against COVID-19.
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