Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- The Senate held its plenary for a brief period on Thursday and then adjourned to Friday.

The adjournment followed a motion by the Senate Leader, Abdullahi Yahaya, who officially announced Ben Uwajumogu's death.

He asked his colleagues to observe a minute of silence in honour of the lawmaker. He also asked his colleagues to suspend rule 13 to enable them to sit on Friday.

Rule 13 of the Senate Standing Rule explains that the lawmakers sit from Tuesday to Thursday by 10 a.m. But the Senate has the power to suspend its rule.

Mr Yahaya's motion was seconded by the Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, who said Mr Uwajumogu's name will not be forgotten.

The senators after the minute silence adjourned the plenary a...