The Senate has announced an emergency plenary session for June 23, 2026, to deliberate on pressing national issues, particularly the security situation across the country.
The emergency sitting was announced in a notice dated June 15 and signed by the Clerk of the Senate, Emmanuel Odo.
According to the notice, the upper legislative chamber will temporarily reconvene despite being on recess to consider matters requiring urgent legislative intervention.
The notice stated that the emergency sitting was convened at the directive of the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
The plenary is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja.
The Clerk explained that the session would enable senators to consider “matters of urgent national importance,” especially issues relating to national security and other critical concerns requiring immediate attention.
“The purpose of this emergency sitting is to enable the Senate consider matters of urgent national importance, particularly issues relating to national security and other critical concerns that require immediate legislative attention,” the notice read.
The Senate also apologised to lawmakers for any inconvenience the emergency sitting might cause and urged them to make necessary arrangements to attend.
“The Senate deeply regrets any inconvenience that this emergency sitting may occasion.
“Distinguished Senators are kindly requested to make necessary arrangements to attend the sitting,” the notice added.
The emergency session cuts short the Senate’s recess. The chamber had adjourned plenary on June 11 and was initially scheduled to resume on July 7.
The development comes amid growing concerns over insecurity in several parts of the country and increasing calls for urgent action by the Federal Government and the National Assembly.
The House of Representatives had also reconvened on Monday for an emergency sitting to consider an amendment to the 2025 Appropriation Act, extending the implementation period for the capital component of the budget from June 30 to September 30.
The decision by both chambers of the National Assembly to hold emergency sittings underscores the urgency of key national issues requiring legislative attention before the scheduled resumption of plenary in July.
