SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER

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1 8TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY THIRD SESSION NO Prayers 2. Approval of the Votes and Proceedings 3. Oaths 4. Announcements (if any) 5. Petitions SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ORDER PAPER Wednesday, 12 th July, 2017 PRESENTATION OF BILLS 1. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (SB. 448) - First Reading Sen. Samuel N. Anyanwu (Imo East). 2. Civil Aviation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (SB. 481) - First Reading Sen. Buruji Kashamu (Ogun East). 3. Armed Forces Comfort Fund CAP A21 Act (Amendment) Bill, 2017 (SB. 486) - First Reading Sen. Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central). 4. Nigerian Oil Research Development Agency Board Bill, 2017 (SB. 500) - First Reading Sen. Theodore A. Orji (Abia Central). 5. Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology (Science) (Est, etc) Bill, 2017 (HB. 39) - First Reading Senate Leader. ORDERS OF THE DAY MOTIONS 1. The need for an investigative audit in respect of contracts that were awarded and paid for in the past by TetFund but are yet to be executed. Sen. Jibrin Barau (Kano North) The Senate: Notes that in the past years, the Tertiary Institutions Intervention Fund, TetFund has had to award numerous contracts for the benefits of several higher institutions across the country in keeping with the statute that established the Agency; Observes that these contracts were meant for projects spread across various levels of tertiary institutions such as universities, polytechnics, colleges of education etc, deemed as urgently needed to improve on the quality of teaching, learning and research in the institutions;

2 [ 38 Wednesday, 12 th July, Further notes that in spite of the good intention of TetFund in awarding the contracts, some of the contractors, who are yet to be identified, allegedly collected the project monies and walked away without executing the contracts; Conscious of the existing deficits in the infrastructural needs of all tertiary institutions in the country, and the allegations that some contractors that were awarded contracts by TetFund have absconded with monies given to them for the contracts without executing the jobs; Determined that in strict compliance with the recent pronouncement of the President of the Senate towards the renewed commitment of the Senate to exposing corrupt practices in all the facets of the Nigerian Society and bringing culprits to justice, Accordingly resolves to: Mandate the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund to conduct an investigation to ascertain the contractors who collected monies belonging to TetFund in the past but absconded without performing such contracts to specification and to report back to the Senate its findings and recommendations for further action. 2. Urgent need for the Federal Government to intervene in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology imbroglio in Order to save the future of the innocent Youths. Sponsor: Senator Buhari Abdulfatai (Oyo North) Co-Sponsors: Sen. Olusola Adeyeye (Osun Central) Sen. Monsurat J. Sunmonu (Oyo Central) Sen. George T. Sekibo (Rivers East) Sen. Abubakar Kyari (Borno North) Sen. Dino Melaye (Kogi West) Sen. Adeola Solomon O. (Lagos West) Sen. Musa Kwankwaso(Kano Central) Sen. Joshua Lidani (Gombe South) Sen. Umaru I. Kurfi (Katsina Central) Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger North) Sen. Mathew A. Urhoghide (Edo South) Sen. Olugbenga Ashafa (Lagos East) Sen. Yusuf A. Yusuf (Taraba Central) Sen. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi (Niger North) Sen. Clifford A. Ordia (Edo Central) Sen. Duro Samuel Faseyi (Ekiti North) Sen. Osinakachukwu Ideozu (Rivers West) Sen. David Umaru (Niger East) Sen. Donald O. Alasoadura (Ondo Central) Sen. Ahmed Ogembe (Kogi Central) Sen. Babajide C. Omoworare (Osun East) Sen. Rilwan Adesoji Akanbi (Oyo South) Sen. Bayero Usman Nafada (Gombe North) Sen. Sunday Ogbuoji Oji (Ebonyi South) Sen. Goje M. Danjuma (Gombe Central) Sen. Gershom H. Bassey (Cross River South) Sen. Oluremi Tinubu (Lagos Central) Sen. Babakaka Bashir Garbai (Borno Central) Sen. Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (Zamfara North) Sen. Robert Ajayi Boroffice (Ondo North) Sen. Ovie Omo-Agage (Delta Central) Sen. Aliyu M. Wamakko (Sokoto North) Sen. Barau I. Jibrin (Kano North) Sen. Rafiu Adedayo Ibrahim (Kwara South) Sen. Uzodinma Hope (Imo West) Sen. Benjamin Uwajumogu (Imo North) Sen. Gilbert Nnaji (Enugu East) Sen. Ogola Foster (Bayelsa West) Sen. Mohammed Hassan (Yobe South) Sen. Ibrahim A. Danbaba (Sokoto South) The Senate: Notes that Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH) was established in Oyo state in April 1990 to cater for inadequate supply of tertiary education in the state and Nigeria at large; Aware that the following year, Osun state was split from Oyo state trapping LAUTECH in a dilemma of having two separate parents thereby making LAUTECH a shared responsibility of both states; Disturbed that LAUTECH which hitherto had the reputation of being the best state-owned university in the country now had nothing to her credit than the reputation of being the most strike-ridden university in the country as the university cannot escape an academic year without going on strike for 10months or more, due to persistent non-payment of salaries of the members of staff;

3 11 Wednesday, 12 th July, Worried by the fact that the university is currently in the middle of a strike which has crippled the activities of the university for more than a year due to the inability of the parent states to provide the sum of N4 billion to pay the accumulated salaries and arrears of members of staff and thereby leaving over 3000 members of staff of the university wallowing in economic hardship and poverty; Saddened that the careers of over 34,000 students of the university are currently under jeopardy turning them to social miscreants and leaving the parents who have labored to give their wards quality education languishing in pains and agonies for no fault of theirs; Notes that the current pitiable situation of LAUTECH has pathetically shown that the continuous jointownership in the management of the affairs of the university by the parent states is difficult and it has become necessary for the Federal Government to intervene and review this nature of ownership; Observes that youths are the future of every nation and education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another, therefore leaving the education of our youths in crisis is subjecting our nation to malady, Accordingly resolves to: i. Urge the federal government to find immediate solution to the problem by injecting the fund presently needed for the school to re-open immediately; and ii. Urge the Federal Government to set up a committee that will look into the whole situation in order to provide permanent solution by taking over the institution. CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS 1. Report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2017 (SB. 158). Sen. David Umaru (Niger East) -That the Senate do consider the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters on the Whistle Blowers Protection Bill, 2017 (SB. 158). 2. Report of the Committee on FCT Sen. Dino Melaye (Kogi West) -That the Senate do consider the reports of the Committee on FCT on the following House Bills for Concurrence: i. Federal Capital Territory Civil Service Commission Bill, 2017 (HB. 167 & 310); ii. Federal Capital Territory Water Board (Establishment, etc.) Bill 2017 (HB.318); iii. Federal Capital Territory Transport Authority (Establishment, etc.) Bill 2017 (HB. 91); and iv. Federal Capital Territory Hospitals Management Board (Establishment, etc.) Bill, 2017 (HB. 441). 3. Report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs Extortion of Pilgrims by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) Sen. Monsurat Sunmonu (Oyo Central) -That the Senate do consider the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the Extortion of Pilgrims by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). CONSIDERATION OF BILLS 1. A Bill for an Act to make provision for the Regulation and Co-ordination of Non-Governmental Organization of Nigeria and other matters connected therein, 2017 (SB.111) Second Reading Sen. Duro Faseyi (Ekiti North).

4 40 Wednesday, 12 th July, A Bill for an Act to amend the Federal Capital Territory Act CAP F6 LFN and for other matters connected therewith, 2017 (SB. 115) Second Reading Sen. David Umaru (Niger East). 3. A Bill for an Act to Regulate the Manufacture, Importation, Distribution and Quality control of Fertilizer in Nigeria and for other related Matters, 2017 (SB. 338) Second Reading Sen. Abdullahi Adamu (Nasarawa West) and four (4) others. 4. A Bill for an Act to Establish a Correction, Reformation and Reintegration Centre to provide Support Services for Prisons in the area of Reformation, Reintegration and Youthful Offender Programming and for related matters, 2017 (SB. 308) - Second Reading. Sen. Gershom Bassey (Cross River South). 5. A Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of National Institute of Credit Administration and for other Matters Connected Therewith, 2017 (SB. 153) Second Reading Sen. Ben Murray-Bruce (Bayelsa East). 6. A Bill for an Act to Promote the Protection of Personal Information Processed by Public and Private Bodies; to Introduce Information Protection Principles so as to Establish Minimum Requirements for the Processing of Personal Information and other matters connected thereto, 2017 (SB. 310) - Second Reading Sen. Stella Oduah (Anambra North). 7. A Bill for an Act to give effect in accordance with sections 34(1) of the 1999 Constitution (As amended) to provide for the Prevention and Punishment of persons and for other related matters, 2017 (SB. 47) Second Reading Sen. Biodun Olujimi (Ekiti South). 8. A Bill for an Act to provide for the Amendment of the National Institute of Sports Act CAP N52 LFN 2004 to provide for the decentralization of the Institute and for other related matters, 2017 (SB. 75) Second Reading Sen. Shehu Sani (Kaduna Central). 9. A Bill for an Act to Amend the Nigerian Law Reform Act CAP N118 LFN 2004 to remove the bottleneck to the Commission s Reform Initiative, Ensure its Autonomy and bring the Act in conformity with the provisions of 1999 Constitution (as amended) and for other matters connected therewith, 2017 (SB. 26) Second Reading Sen. Babajide Omoworare (Osun East). 10. A Bill for an Act to make provision for the maintenance of Public Safety and Order through discouraging membership of Criminal Gang and the suppression of criminal activities and for other matters, 2017 (SB. 39) Second Reading Sen. Jibrin Barau (Kano North). COMMITTEE MEETINGS No. Committee Date Time Venue 1. Ad-Hoc Committee on Tue. 11 th Thur. 13 th July, noon Committee Room 204 Alleged Mis-use, Under- Remittance and other fraudulent Activities. 2. Communications Wednesday, 12 th July, pm Conference Room 022 (Public Hearing) 3. States and Local Government Wednesday, 12 th July, pm Committee Room 221 Administration 4. Joint Committee on Judiciary, Wednesday, 12 th July, pm Committee Room 313 Human Rights & Legal

5 Matters and Foreign Affairs 11 Wednesday, 12 th July, Nigeria-Morocco Wednesday, 12 th July, pm DSP s Conference Room Parliamentary Friendship (Inaugural Meeting) Group 6. Legislative Compliance Wednesday, 12 th July, pm Committee Room States and Local Government Wednesday, 12 th July, pm Committee Room 221 Administration 8. INEC Wednesday, 12 th July, pm Committee Room Local and Foreign Debts Thursday, 13 th July, pm Committee Room ICT and Cybercrime Thursday, 13 th July, am Mainone Cable Network (Inspection Tour) Victoria Island, Lagos 11. Ad-Hoc Committee on Thursday, 13 th July, :00am Conference Room 231 Planned Concession of the (Public Hearing) Port-Harcourt Refinery to AGIP/ENI And OANDO 12. Customs, Excise and Tariff Monday 17 th July, am Conference Room 231 (Public Hearing) 13. Joint Committee on Tuesday 18 th July, noon Conference Room 022 Petroleum Resources (Public Hearing) (Upstream) and Gas 14. Aviation Tuesday 18 th July, pm Committee Room 211

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