The House of Representatives on Tuesday came to the conclusion to suspend plenary for two weeks due to the looming outbreak of Coronavirus.
The House said the period will allow the Management of the National Assembly and principal officers, provide screening and detection facilities at the complex.
The decision to close the Green Chamber, was moved by Minority Leader, Rep. Ndudi Godwin Elumelu (PDP-Delta).
However the federal lawmakers did not fix a specific day for the suspension of business, as they said they will require the concurrence of the Senate.
“What has been recorded in Nigeria today that we have Coronavirus from Ogun state and from an Italian man who visited Ogun state and turned out to have visited the constituency of Hon. Isiaka.
“I think that this is very serious and I think that this House should suspend plenary for a period of two weeks or thereabout for the singular fact of satisfying everybody and also allow management to put measures in place so that some of us can be tested,” Elumelu said.
