'CONFERENCE HALL'- SENATORS COMPLAIN OVER POOR QUALITY OF RECONSTRUCTED SENATE CHAMBER. (PHOTO).
‘Conference Hall’ – Senators complain over poor quality of reconstructed Senate Chamber Senators on Tuesday expressed anger over the condition of the reconstructed Chamber, which they described as a ‘mere conference room’. Controversy has trailed the refurbished Senate Chambers since plenary resumed in the facility last week. Last Tuesday’s plenary was trailed by confusion as some Senators quarreled over sitting arrangements in the renovated chamber. During plenary on Tuesday, complaints over the standard of the Chambers led to a rowdy session which lasted for about 15 minutes and eventually forced the Senate into executive session. The Chief Whip of the Senate and lawmaker representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, who raised the issues through Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, said, “What is supposed to be a Chamber, has been turned into a Conference Hall”, a development which he said is not acceptable. “Mr President, I rise to make disturbing observations on this supposedly renovate
Lagos State Governor,Mr Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday wednesday,expressed optimism that the activities lined up for the forthcoming Lagos International Jazz Day will go a long way to showcase the tourism potentials of the State to the World.Governor Ambode who spoke at the Lagos House,Ikeja when he played host to some off the groups collaborating with the State Government on the forthcoming star-studded concert to commemorate the 2016 International Jazz Day,said apart from being the financial and commercial hub of Nigeria,his adminstration will work hard to equally transform Lagos to the tourism hub of Africa.Similarly,the State's Commissioner for Information and Strategy,Mr Steve Ayorinde has declared readiness of the State Government to successfully organize the concert.The Commissioner said ''On saturday April 30,the Governor is hosting An Evening of Jazz at the State House in Ikeja.It will be an exclusive but colourful evening to identify with UNESCO initiative,welcome an array of Nigerian Jazz musicians to perform at the State House and to share the warm hospitality of Lagos State with the Jazz community''.He said the concert being put together by the State Government was in sync with a similar concert being put together by the United States President,Barrack Obama at the White House on April 29,adding that the hash tag of the day would be #LagosAmboJazz.Some of the artistes billed to perform at the concert,according to Ayorinde,are Dare Art-Alade,Yinka Davies,Lekan Babalola {two-time co-Grammy winner} with the Eko Brass Band,Herbert Kunle Ajayi,Bright Gain,Adeh and the Spectacle Band-Afrojazz guitar Supremo,Ubong Ntia,Sam and the Jazz Apostles,featuring Dera,Dotu Bankole Band,Victor Ademofe Band,Omolara,Dapo Fasuyi,and Organic Jazz.One more photo below. 
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