Senate in Session

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Senate President Presiding

Prayer/Commencement: 10:57am

Votes and Proceedings of Thursday, October 10, 2019 approved (Moved by Sen. Yakubu Oseni Seconded by Sen. Francis Fadahunsi

Announcement:  

1. Letter from Mr. President presenting the Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
2. Letter from Mr. President on the Request for the resolution of the National Assembly for issuance of Promissory Note of N10,069,692,410 (Ten Billion, Sixty-Nine Million, Six Hundred and Ninety -Two Thousand, four Hundred and Ten Naira) only, to Kogi State Government. (Referred to the Committee on Local ang Foreign Debts; to report back in two weeks.
3. Letter from Mr. President on the Request for Finance Bill 2019 for passage into law.

Point of Order

Orders 42 and 52

1. Kabiru Gaya sought for and was granted the leave of the Senate to move a motion on kidnapping of children from Kano.

Motion was approved for presentation and taken.

The Senate resolved to:

1. Mandate the Senate Committee on police Affairs do investigate and report back to the Senate in two weeks.

2. Gershom Bassey sought for and was granted the leave of the Senate to move a motion on deplorable state of Roads in Nigeria.

Motion was approved for presentation and taken.

The Senate resolved to:

1. Mandate the Federal Government to immediately declare state of emergency on Federal Roads in Nigerian.
2. Mandate the Senate Committee on FERMA, Petroleum Downstream and National Planning to investigate the non-remittance of 5% user charge pump price of petrol and international issuances charge accrued to FERMA and other established state road Maintenance agencies and report back to the Senate in two weeks.

PRESENTATION OF BILLS

1. Mental Health and Substance Abuse Bill, 2019 (SB.66) First Reading

Sen. Oloriegbe, Yahaya Ibrahim

First Reading taken

2. National Energy Bill, 2019 (SB.81)- First Reading

Sen.  Gobir, Ibrahim Abdullahi.

First Reading taken

3. National Agricultural Programme Coordinating Agency (Est. etc) Bill, 2019 (SB.83)- First Reading.

Sen. Oduah, Stella Adaeze.

First Reading taken

4. Federal university of Technology Ilaro (Est. etc) Bill, 2019 (SB.84)- First Reading

Sen. Adeola, Solomon Olalamilekan

First Reading taken

5. Federal College of Education Mutum Biyu (Est, etc) Bill, 2019 (SB.101) -First Reading

Sen. Yusuf, Abubakar Yusuf

First Reading taken

6. Federal College of Education (Technical) Abakaliki (Est. etc) Bill, 2019 (SB. 103) -First Reading

Sen. Egwu, Samuel Ominiyi

First Reading taken

7. Public Procurement Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (SB.106) – First Reading

Sen. Isa, Shuaib Lau

First Reading taken

8. National Road Fund (Est, etc) Bill, 2019 (SB. 107) -First Reading

Sen. Gaya, Kabiru Ibrahim.

First Reading taken

9. National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion Act CAP N63 LFN (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (SB.108) – First Reading

Sen. Ekwunife, Uche Lilian

First Reading taken

10. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Alteration) Bill 2019 (SB.109) – First Reading

Sen. Ahmadu baba Kaita.

First Reading taken

ORDER OF THE DAY

PRESENTATION AND CONSIDERATION OF BILL

1. Report of the Committee on Petroleum (Upstream)

Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract CAP D3 LFN 2004 act (Amend). Bill, 2019 (SB. 21)

Sen. Akpan, Albert Bassey

That Senate do receive and consider the report of the committee on Petroleum (upstream) on the Deep offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contract CAP D3 LFN 2004 act (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (SB. 21)

The report was laid and presented by Sen. Akpan, Albert Bassey.

The Senate resolved into the Committee of the whole to consider the report.

The Senate in the Committee of the Whole considered and approved 18 Clauses.

The Bill was read the third time and passed.

 

CONSIDERATION OF BILL

1. A Bill for an Act to authorize the issue from the Consolidated Revenue Fund of the Federation the total sum of N 10,330,416,607,347 (Ten Trillion, Three Hundred and Thirty Billion, Four Hundred and Sixteen Million, Six Hundred and Seven Thousand, Three Hundred and Forty-seven Naira) only, of which N 556,700,827,235 (Five Hundred and Fifty – Six Billion, Seven Hundred Million, Eight Hundred and Twenty-Seven Thousand, Two Hundred and Thirty -Five Naira) only is for statutory Transfers, N2, 748,598,930,000 (Two Trillion, Seven Hundred and Forty- Eight Billion, Five Hundred and Fort-Nine Thousand, Seven Hundred and -Eight Naira) only is for recurrent (Non-Debt) Expenditure while the sum of N2,144,807,300,334 (Two Trillion, One Hundred and Forty-four Billion, Eight Hundred and Seven Million, Three Hundred Thousand, Three hundred and Thirty Four Naira) only is for contribution to the development Fund for Capital Expenditure for the year ending the 31^st day of December, 2020 (SB. 80) – Second Reading (3^rd Allotted day)

Sen. Abdullahi, Yahaya Abubakar

Deliberations on the general principle of the Budget continued with 21 Senators speaking.

Second reading taken and referred to the Committee on appropriation to report back in two weeks.

*** The Senate President noted that any MDA that does not come to defend its budget on or before October 29, 2019 should consider its appropriation lost as the National Assembly doors will be shut to them.

The Senate adjourned at 3:23pm to resume by 4:00pm

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Senate President Presiding

Prayer/Commencement: 4:04am

Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday, October 15, 2019 approved (Moved by Sen. Bala Ibn Na’ Allah Seconded by Sen. Eyakeni Akon Etim

The Senate adjourned at 4:14pm to resume on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at 10:00am prompt. The break is to enable various Senate Committees engage MDA’s in defence of their Budget estimates.

Report by: Lawal O.K

Head Press Unit

Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters-Senate (SSAP- NASS)