President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, said on Tuesday that all
standing committees of the upper chamber will be inaugurated on
Wednesday.
Lawan, who made this known at the resumption of the plenary
session of the Senate, explained that the decision to inaugurate
the committees was taken by the senators during a closed-door
session which lasted for an hour.
He said: “The Senate in a closed session deliberated on issues
bothering on the Senate and National Assembly in general. The
Senate also resolved to inaugurate its committees on Wednesday in
plenary.”
The Senate President, prior to the adoption of the votes and
proceedings of July 30, 2019, disclosed that the presentation of
the 2020 Budget proposal and the Medium Term Expenditure Framework
(MTEF) is being awaited by the upper chamber.
The Senate will on Wednesday debate the recent partial closure
of land borders by the Federal Government.
Coming under a point of order, Senator Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi
Central), during the plenary, drew the attention of his colleagues
to the positive impact of the recent policy, especially on
smuggling.
He therefore, urged the upper chamber that the matter be
extensively debated during its next sitting.
The lawmaker’s request was unanimously supported by Senators
following a voice vote put forward by the President of the Senate,
Ahmad Lawan.
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