An investigation has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari has signed 19 of the 131 Senate bills passed in the last three years.
On June 10, the upper chamber, which was inaugurated on June 11, 2019, will reach its three-year mark. The Senate introduced 976 bills from its inception until March 23, 2022, according to a document seen by our correspondent in Abuja.
Approximately 27 of the 976 bills introduced on the Senate floor during this time were sponsored by the executive branch, while the rest were introduced by members.
Executive Bills, Member’s Bills, and Private Bills are the three types of bills, according to Senate Standing Orders 2015 (as amended) order 76 (a, b, and c).
Aside from the Appropriation Bills for 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Executive has also sponsored the Finance Bill 2019 (Nigeria Tax and Fiscal Law), which was introduced on November 5, 2019, and passed on November 21, 2019.
Others include the Nigerian Meteorological Agency Act 2003 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019, the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology Act Cap N96 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Act Cap N90 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019, the Civil Aviation Act 2006 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019, the Federal Airports Authority Act Cap F5 LFN 2004 (Repeal
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The Executive also sponsored the Companies and Allied Matters Act, Cap C20 LFN 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019, the Finance Act (Amendment) Bill 2020, the Petroleum Industry Bill 2020, which was introduced on September 30, 2020, and passed on July 1, 2021, the Proceed of Crime Bill 2020, the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill 2021, the Copyright Act Cap C28 LFN 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2021, and the National Metallurgical Training Institute
The Explosive Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2021, as well as the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill 2021, are two other Executive Bills.
Senator Mohammed Bima Enagi’s National Rice Development Council Bill 2019, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe’s National Health Insurance Commission Bill 2019, Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe’s Mental Health and Substance Abuse Bill 2019, Senator Ovie Omo-Sexual Agege’s Harassment Bill 2019, Senator Shaibu Isa Lau’s Public Procurement Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill 2019, and Senator Mohammed Bima Enagi’s Public Procurement Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill 2019,
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Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi’s Older Persons (Rights and Privileges) Bill 2019 and the Teaching Hospitals Development Fund are among the other member bills (Establishment, etc) Sickle Cell Anemia (Prevention and Management) Bill 2019, sponsored by Senator Muhammed Sani Musa; National Food Reserve Agency Bill 2019, sponsored by Senator Sam Egwu (Est, etc) Senator Abudullahi Adamu sponsored Bill 2019, Senator Abubakar Kyari sponsored Bill 2019, and Senator Ayo Akinyelure sponsored Bill 2020.
