The Senate has passed a motion to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to address a joint session of the National Assembly on efforts being made to take the country out of recession.

The motion was passed during plenary on Thursday in agreement with a similar resolution by the House of Representatives.

A short statement posted on the social media handle of the Senate read: “The Senate just concurred with House of Representative to invite President Muhammadu Buhari to Appear before a Joint Session of National Assembly, Abuja to explain steps being taken to end recession.”