In addition, the Senate President further disclosed that 175 bills have also gone through second reading and have been referred to the relevant committee for further legislative business; with 11 bills referred by the House of Representatives for concurrence all passed.He stressed that, “the bills cut across all the sectors and touch most areas of needs in the lives of our citizens.”
He added that the passage of the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act 2004 was intended to increase Nigeria’s share of revenue from crude oil. “We kept this promise by passing the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20 LFN 2004 Bill 2019 ”, Lawan said. On the Electoral Bill presently before the National Assembly, Lawan said, “In 2023, we shall have the seventh regular cycle of general elections, the longest in the history of our nation.“The electoral reform Bill seeks to address these gaps and we have committed ourselves to passing the Bill before the annual summer recess.”
“We need to work together to find common grounds to problems that beset the country,” Abdullahi said. He further appealed to the Senate President to ensure that the Electoral Bill presently before the National Assembly is passed transparently while accommodating provisions for the use of electronic card readers during elections.The lawmaker who advocated for the introduction of State Police to curb the rising insecurity in the country, also advised that the Constitutional Review Exercise be used to bring the South East region at par with other parts of the country.
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