The Clerk to the National Assembly, Olatunde Ojo, who circulated the copies of the bills to clerks of the state legislature at a ceremony in Abuja said 9th Assembly has since delivered on this key legislative priority.
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Gbajabiamila stated this while declaring open the two-day public hearing by the House Committee on Maritime Safety Education and Administration on the Merchant Shipping Act, Repeal and Enactment Bill 2021, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency Act Repeal & Enactment Bill 2021, Coastal & Inland Cabotage Amendment Bill 2020.
He also stated that the Federal Character Principle, as currently captured in the constitution, was being re-defined to go beyond ethnicity by including gender and other variables.
Benson made this known at a news conference on Thursday in Abuja after the house honoured the best teachers in the country.
The division among the senators started after Senator Adamu Ailero presented a motion entitled: “The impact of border closure on the Nigerian economy.”
Lawan, while inaugurating the Committees, lamented that the petroleum industry is almost stagnant and for long needing profound reform.
This was made known by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on the floor of the Senate.
The delegation comprises the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, some senators and Members of the House.
Some Nigerians at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, have commended the National Assembly for recommending the Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, for national award in recognition of his patriotism.
“We will make sure the ninth National Assembly gives him (Buhari) the full support needed to achieve the Next Level agenda in the interest of our people and the country,” Lawan said in his native home, Gashua, late on Tuesday at a Town Hall meeting to round off a thank you visit to his constituents in Yobe State.
In an inaugural speech, Lawan, the president of the 9th National Assembly, promised to be fair to all his colleagues irrespective of political, ethnic or religious affiliations and work to ensure best global parliamentary practice. He promised to run a Senate that would be responsive to the needs of the masses.
The acting Clerk of the Assembly, Alhaji Umar Gital, announced the postponement in a statement issued to News Agency of Nigeria in Bauchi on Monday.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has proclaimed the 9th Rivers State House of Assembly, urging the lawmakers to work for the development of their constituencies and the state.
The Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, has officially joined the race for the office of the Speaker of the 9th Assembly.
James Faleke, Member representing Ikeja Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, on Monday expressed confidence that the 9th National Assembly would amend the Electoral Act within its first year of inauguration.