The Senate has announced plans to hold a special session on Wednesday in honour of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
This is coming barely one week after the national Assembly went on a week long break for the late president.
The former president was Nigeria’s second-longest-serving leader. 
The Katsina-born was Nigeria’s president, serving the country between 2015 and 2023. He was also the head of state between 1983 and 1985.
Meanwhile, the Senate has urged the public to disregard unverified social media claims suggesting that the Senate Committee on Constitution Review had recommended the creation of new states.
The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, gave this clarification after Senator Abdul Ningi raised concerns over widespread social media reports on the purported creation.
Senator Akpabio clarified that while some communities have begun holding meetings on how to develop their supposed new states, no state has been created by the Senate.
“I have seen over 42 proposals, but not one has gone through full deliberation. The process of creating a state is very rigorous and has not been completed in any instance,” the lawmaker said.
He urged the public to await official communication from the National Assembly on constitutional matters.
