NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TODAY

In today’s plenary, the Senate passed the following Motions and Bills

MOTIONS

1.      MOTION ON WITHDRAWAL OF SECURITY AIDES OF ANAMBRA STATE GOVERNOR

The senate deliberated the issue of the withdrawal of the security aides of Anambra State Governor by the IG of police. The senators were disappointed with that singular act by the IG with all those who spoke condemning the act completely.

It was stated that the governor has suddenly lost his immunity for an election

Injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere

Does it mean Mr President might suddenly loose his security aides by 2019 elections

If we allow the cabals to continue like this, they might bring down our country to its knees

Some of the President’s aides are being overzealous in discharging their duties

One Senator wrapped it up this way, “IG working for everything in the book to substantiate the facts that he withdrew the aides for a sitting governor”

This is a sign of what is to come in 2019 from ruling party.

The Senate finally resolved:

i.                    Aides of governor must be returned. Nothing like this should ever happen again.

ii.                  Police affairs committee chairman should ensure the aides are returned to Governor Obiano tomorrow and report back to Senate

2.      FIRE DISASTER IN CENTRAL NGURU YOBE STATE: A CALL FRO URGENT INTERVENTION

The senate leader brought the attention of the Senate on the recent fire outbreak at the Central Market, Nguru in Yobe State on Saturday November 2017.

The Senate resolved to:

i.                    Urge the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to urgently provide the necessary interventions to the affected traders

ii.                  Urge FG through NEMA to urgently provide the necessary intervention to the states that have similar cases especially Kano State

iii.                In view of the frequent occurrence of fire outbreak, urge the FG to ensure that markets are insured against fire outbreak to help mitigate their losses after fire disaster

3.      THE ALARMING UPSURGE OF MALARIA INCIDENCE

The Senate noted that Nigeria accounted for up to 25percent of the global cases and deaths as a result of Malaria endemic. The disease has been adjudged to be the 3^rd leading cause of death for children less than 5yrs , taking life of a child every 2 minutes.

Many of the drugs in the market are fake hence there is string resistance by malaria parasite to these drugs.

The Senate resolved to:

i.                    Urge the Federal Ministry of Health as a matter of urgency, procure sufficient quantity of effective anti malaria drugs and supply the free of charge to all public health facilities across the country

ii.                  Urge the Federal Govt , States and Local Govts to embark on mass mobilization that will provide adequate information to all Nigerians on how to take appropriate and effective malaria preventive and treatment measures

iii.                Urge the Fed. Ministry of Health to effectively partner with States and Local Govts Authorities and Development Partners with a view to scaling up Integrated Vector Management and Control as well as streamline all malaria programmes across the country

iv.                Urge the Federal Govt to increase the annual funding of Federal Ministry of Health that will meet the “ ABUJA DECLARATION” by AU IN 2001” as well as ensure full implementation of the National Health Act 2014 and the 1 percent Consolidated Revenue Fund provision for the take up of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund

v.                  Urge the committee on Appropriation to ensure that we capture 2014 National ACT the 1% of Consolidated Revenue Fund should be dedicated to Health Basic Health Provision to be appropriated in 2018 Budget.

 The following BILLS scaled through 2^nd Reading today:

1.      A Bill on an Act to Establish National Students Financial Aid Scheme

2.      A Bill for an Act to Amend the National Library Act CAP N56 LFN 2004

3.      A Bill for an Act to repeal the Finance Control and Management Act