President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has drawn the focus of the Senate
upon reopening from recess to include passing other aspects of the Petroleum Industry Bill.
He said in a statement that both the Administrative and Fiscal
Policy Bills for the Petroleum Industry as key parts of the priorities for the
8th Senate in the next 22 months.
Speaking on the issues that will take up the Senate’s time over the
next 22-months, Saraki stated that it will focus on Bills aimed at re positioning the national economy so as to enable it address the rising
unemployment and strengthening Nigeria’s democracy through legislative
oversight on government establishments.
He added that other issues that would per-occupy the upper
legislative chamber are the need to entrench transparency in governance at all
levels and creating universal health coverage law.
He said that the Senate will stop at nothing in strengthening the
institution of the Senate by ensuring that people begin to understand the role
of parliament in the governing of the nation.
“From Day One, this Senate had its own legislative agenda. You will
see that some of the things we have been doing are working our way through this
agenda, in order to cross items off our list and deliver on our promised
change.
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