Today, Thursday the 27th
of March 2014, the Senate took the 1st Reading of the following Bills:
1. 2014 Federal Capital
Territory (FCT) Appropriation Bill (SB. 465). Sponsor – Sen. Victor Ndoma-
Egba.
2. Public procurement Act
2007 (amendment) Bill 2014 (SB.466). Sponsor – Sen. Benedict Ayade.
3. Tobacco Smoking
(Control) Act 2011(amendment) Bill 2014(SB.267). Sponsor- Sen. Olushola
Adeyeye.
The Senate also received
the report of the Senate Committee on Banking on the screening of Mr Adelabu
Adekola for appointment as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The
Senate sitting in the Committee of the whole considered the report of the
Senate Committee and approved the recommendations therein. Mr Adelabu Adekola
was subsequently confirmed by the Senate as the Deputy Governor of the CBN.
The Senate also received as
laid before it, the following reports of the Ethics and Privileges Committee-
i. Petition of Mr. S.
A Adeyanju on his Intimidation Coupled with Threat of Removal of 17 employees
of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps.
ii. Unlawful dismissal of
Inspector Nathaniel Itelimo from the Nigeria Police Force.
The Report of the Joint
Committee on Petroleum(Upstream and Downstream) and Gas Resources on the PIB
was granted an extension of time of 4 weeks to submit the PIB report.
The Senate also received
the names of the following nominees- Hon. Lanre Fayemi, Alhaji Baba Makau,
Alhaji Hassan Bashir, Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed Anka, Alhaji Abdullahi Abarshi for
appointment as members of the National Population Commission.
The Senate constituted
itself into the Committee of the Whole and commenced the clause by clause
consideration of the Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities
(Prohibition) Bill 2014 (SB. 102). On Clause 7 of the Bill which made
provisions for accessibility to Public infrastructures, Sen. Saraki on the
floor of the Senate advocated that the Committee’s provision stating that the
building code for integration of disabled persons, should apply not only to new
buildings but to existing structures as well. He admitted the cost implications
but advised that these category of Nigerians also need to access such existing
buildings and should be accommodated. The Bill was subsequently read for
the 3rd time and passed.
The clause by clause
consideration of the Committee Report on the Pension Reform Act (Repeal and
Re-enactment)Bill 2013(SB. 288) was commenced by the Senate and stood down at
Clause 42 to be considered at another legislative date.
The Nigerian senate under David Mark is a rubber stamp to the executive. For now , we only have the house of representative , that has so far been speaking for Nigerians.
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