Senate President Constitutes Conference Committee On PIB

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has announced the composition of
the Conference Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

The announcement was made on Tuesday at the plenary.

The members of the committee include Senate Leader, Yahaya
Abdullahi, as Chairman, Sen. Mohammed Sabo, representing North-West
Sen.Albert Bassey representing South-South, Sen. Danjuma Goje
North-East, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, South- West, Sen. Stella Oduah
South- East Sen. Gabriel Suswam North- Central.

Lawn urged members of the committee to meet with their
counterparts in the House of Representatives to enable the National
Assembly to produce a final document on the PIB for onward
transmission to the President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.

“The conference committee will meet with our counterparts in the
House, the House will also announce the composition of the
conference committee.

We hope that they will swing into action immediately so that we
are able to have the final document of the PIB which we will
transmit for the presidential assent.

“So, we expect our delegation here under the leadership of the
Senate Leader to engage with our colleagues in the House of
Representatives.”

Senate President Ahmad Lawan has announced the composition of
the Conference Committee on the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).

The announcement was made on Tuesday at the plenary.

The members of the committee include Senate Leader, Yahaya
Abdullahi, as Chairman, Sen. Mohammed Sabo, representing North-West
Sen.Albert Bassey representing South-South, Sen. Danjuma Goje
North-East, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele, South- West, Sen. Stella Oduah
South- East Sen. Gabriel Suswam North- Central.

Lawn urged members of the committee to meet with their
counterparts in the House of Representatives to enable the National
Assembly to produce a final document on the PIB for onward
transmission to the President Muhammadu Buhari for assent.

“The conference committee will meet with our counterparts in the
House, the House will also announce the composition of the
conference committee.

We hope that they will swing into action immediately so that we
are able to have the final document of the PIB which we will
transmit for the presidential assent.

“So, we expect our delegation here under the leadership of the
Senate Leader to engage with our colleagues in the House of
Representatives.”