Senate adjourns without action on bulky agendaThe last sitting of the 53rd Senate finally ended yesterday with the President Pro-tempore declaring the 6th Session adjourned, but without passing or ratifying a single item on its loaded agenda as called for by President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. The next time the 30 Senators convene will be on Tuesday to elect its new corps of leaders including the President Pro-tempore and other operatives of the Senate Secretariat and Chamber. Sitting President Pro-tempore Armah Jallah, in fact, may have just presided over his last session in that capacity. Yesterday’s agenda contained 15 reports from Standing Committees, including the Bill from Senator Varney Sherman (Grand Cape Mt. The much talked-about US$41 million Dangote Cement Investment Agreement was conspicuously absent from the list of four items submitted by President Sirleaf for legislation.

Source: Daily Observer January 12, 2018 02:26 UTC