The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said this when he spoke at a special session on the second anniversary of the 9th Senate at plenary on Wednesday.
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The call followed a motion by Senator Sankara Abdullahi and 26 other senators on the menace of street begging and need to rehabilitate street beggars.
The approval followed the adoption of a 16-point recommendations by the National Assembly Joint Committee Finance and National Planning which considered the MTEF and FSP documents.
The resolution was reached after the consideration of a motion on the floor during plenary that was sponsored by Senator Barinada Mpigi (PDP, Rivers South East) and nine others.
Gaya, the Chairman, Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, said this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
Alasoadura made the call, in Abuja on Thursday, when he appeared at the ongoing screening of ministerial nominees by the senate.
Former President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has congratulated the new leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 9th Senate.
The Spokesperson of the Senate, Senator Abdullahi Sabi has expressed optimism that Sen. Ahmad Lawan would clinch two third votes to emerge as Senate President in the 9th Senate.