During intense debate on the bill, some of the Senators who opposed the Bill pointed out that the power of the presidency to appoint and fire the service chiefs will be undermined by passing the bill into law.
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The proposed law for the establishment of the institution was sponsored by the Senator representing Ekiti Central, Opeyemi Bamidele.
Lawan spoke on Sunday at a Thanksgiving Service to mark the one-year anniversary of Governor Hope Uzodinma in office at the Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri.
Lawan spoke on Sunday at the Thanksgiving Service, which held at Dan Anyiam Stadium, Owerri in Imo State to commemorate the one year in office of Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Lawan gave the charge during plenary in his remarks after the confirmation of their nominations by the Upper Chamber.
Lawan made this known while speaking to journalists in his home town of Gashua, immediately after casting his vote at Katuzu Ward during Saturday’s local government election in Yobe State.
The President’s Personal Assistant (Photography), Sunday Aghaeze, confirmed the meeting in a pictorial report.
The nomination of Bawa was announced on the floor of the Senate last week in a letter submitted by President Buhari, which was read by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan.
NGF Chairman, Plateau Gov. Simon Lalong, in a congratulatory message through his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Dr Makut Macham, in Jos on Monday described Lawan as an erudite legislator and scholar.
The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, had last week passed the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to the National Assembly for the extension of the capital implementation of the 2020 Budget till March 2021.
The letter of his defection was read on the floor of Senate by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday.
The letter of reappointment of Prof. Yakubu was read on the floor of the Senate by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday.
This was made known by the Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday based on the content of a letter to the Senate by President Buhari
The Senate President said this on Wednesday after the passage of the 2021-2023 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper .
This was disclosed by both the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, during the sitting of the two chambers in their respective chambers on Wednesday.
Lawan described the tragic death of Sadiya at a tender age as painful, but urged Wamakko to take solace in the fact that Allah gives and takes as He wills.
The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated with Senator David Bonaventure Mark on the occasion of his 72nd birthday.
Lawan stated this while declaring open a one-day round-table discussion with the theme: “Addressing Nigeria’s Power Problems,” organized by the Senate Committee on Power.
While a few of my colleagues and others outside the National Assembly have made heavy weather out of the increase in VAT rate, the fact is that most common day items in terms of food and other essential items are now VAT free as stipulated in the new law
The declaration was made by the President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan, during plenary on Tuesday