The House of Representatives yesterday suspended its plenary for one week after protesting indigenous contractors barricaded the entrance of the National Assembly over unpaid debts for projects executed under the 2024 and 2025 Budgets. The decision followed a ‘Motion of urgent national importance’, moved by Kabiru Maipalace (APC, Zamfara), who urged lawmakers to halt sittings until the Federal Government honours its commitment to clear verified debts owed to local contractors. Earlier in the day, hundreds of aggrieved contractors blocked the main gates of the complex, disrupting access and delaying the…
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