*As Renovation Nears Completion
AFTER over 18 months of holding plenaries at temporary chambers, the Senate and the House of Representatives would return to their main Hallowed Chambers next month, as the upgraded hallowed chambers are presently near completion, with all the state-of-art furnishings fixed and sitting terraces extended.
The Project Engineer of the Construction firm, Visible Construction Company Nigeria Limited, Tajudeen Olanipekun, told journalists last week via telephone that the finishing stages of work were speedily being carried out with required expertise and precision for practical transformation of the entire ambience of the space in and around the Chambers towards project delivery next month
Olanipekun’s came shortly after the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, had told the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Sani Magaji Tambuwal, during his interactive session with journalists covering the Senate which was attended by the CNA and other top management staff of the National Assembly, that the senate and House of Representatives were eager to return to their main chambers as soon as possible .
“Please, impress it on the contractor handling the project to be more speedily on renovation works at both Chambers, as the temporary chambers being used since 2022 are not befitting for hosting of visitors from outside the country,” he told Tambuwal.
The Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) in March 2021 awarded the N30billion renovation contract to Visible Construction Limited to rehabilitate critical segments of the National Assembly complex.
The affected segments include the buildings housing the office accommodation for senators and members of the House, fixing of the perennial leaking of the roof of the complex , the cooling system, replacement of multifunctional lifts in the White House and the House and new Senate wing, among others.
