Senate Holds Special Session for Late President Buhari Today

The Senate will today hold a special session in honour of late President Muhammadu Buhari, reflecting on his “legacy and contributions to national development.”

The Senate will today hold a special session in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari, who died on July 13 at the age of 82.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio made the announcement during Tuesday’s plenary in Abuja, stating that the tribute session will reflect on the late President’s “legacy and contributions to national development.”

Last Thursday, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) also held a session in Buhari’s honour, during which President Bola Ahmed Tinubu described him as a leader who “governed with dignity, led with restraint, and bore the burdens of leadership without complaint.”

Buhari passed away in a London hospital and was buried last week in Daura, Katsina State. He served as Nigeria’s civilian President from 2015 to 2023, and earlier as military Head of State from 1983 to 1985.

Meanwhile, the Senate has debunked widespread reports that it has approved the creation of 12 new states.

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Senator Abdul Ningi, a member of the Senate Committee on Constitutional Review, raised a motion during plenary to address the issue, describing it as “fake, toxic, and irresponsible.”

“Over the past week, social media has been awash with claims that the Constitution Review Committee has submitted a proposal for the creation of 12 states,” Ningi said under Order 42, stressing that no such report had been presented.

He clarified that the zonal public hearing in Maiduguri — which he attended — had not submitted any formal report to the main committee. “This story is baseless,” he added.

Ningi urged Nigerians to disregard the “misinformation” and warned against unverified online narratives that could mislead the public and stir tension.

Senate President Akpabio also weighed in, expressing concern over “the rising trend of misinformation and manipulation on social media,” and warned that such behavior could destabilize the country.

“In my view, social media is garbage in, garbage out. I just hope that the way Africans use social media will not break our society,” Akpabio said, citing false stories of appointments and forged letters aimed at manipulating government decisions.

He emphasized that “the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has not even concluded the process of getting a final report for deliberation on constitutional amendment.”

“Therefore, no single state proposed or otherwise has been created,” he concluded.