SENATE HOLDS LAST PLENARY SITTING OF THIRD SESSION OF THE 7TH ASSEMBLY The Senate has come to the end of its Third Year Session of the Seventh Senate on Thursday, 5 June. The first business of the day was the receipt of Presidential Nominee for screening and confirmation on the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). If confirmed, the nominee, Mr. Osiriete Peters, is to represent Edo State on the NDDC Board. The screening exercise has been referred to the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs for further legislative work. Other legislative activities carried out in the Red Chamber included the presentation of the following reports: *The Report of the Senate Committee on National Planning, Economic Affairs and Poverty Alleviation on the “Screening of Dr. Casmir Anyanwu (Imo State) and Mr. Ken Kayama (Bayelsa State) for appointment as Members of the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC)”. The report was laid before the Senate by the Committee Chairman, Sen. Barnabas Gemade. *The Report of the Senate Committee on National Identity Card and National Population on the screening of Alhaji Baba Makau, Alhaji Yusuf Mohammed Anka, Alhaji Abdullahi Abarshir and Alhaji Mohammed Aliyu Gumel for appointment as members of the National Population Commission (NPC), laid before the Senate by Sen. Maina Ma’aji Lawan. Also, the 2014 budget of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) sent to Senate by President Jonathan has been considered and referred to the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs for further legislative input. Similarly, the Senate has received, considered and approved the report of the Conference Committee of both the Senate and the House of Representatives on the harmonization of the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) Act CAP N7 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2014, recently passed with differences. The report was presented by Sen. Aloysius Etok and the Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, moved a motion that the Senate should consider the report and was seconded by Sen. Abubakar Sadiq Yar’ Adua. The Upper Legislative Chamber considered the NASC Conference Committee report and the Senate President, Sen. David Mark, put the question on whether the report should be approved and passed or otherwise. The law- makers answered in the affirmative and the bill was passed. The Senate Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, announced the end of the Third Legislative Year of the Seventh Senate and moved for its adjournment until Tuesday, 24 June when the Chamber will reconvene for its fourth and final session of the Seventh Senate.
Posted on: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 10:32:12 +0000
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