Saraki to review economy

Senate President Bukola Saraki will review the state of the economy in his welcome address to the Senate today.

The Senate President’s address will coincide with the resumption of the 8th Senate from its annual recess.

A statement from the Office of the Senate President said the speech would announce that the Senate would focus the majority of its legislative days on solutions to tackling the recession and the timely passage of the 2017 Budget.

It reads: “During our annual recess, myself and many of my colleagues in the Senate returned to our constituencies to witness the severe impact of the economic downturn on local communities.

“The conditions on ground demand that we put forth our best efforts to get the economy moving and people back to work.