Majority of the activities of the Senate in the outgoing week were done behind closed doors. After a fortnight of budget defence by various MDAs, the past week had Senate committees do their own rounds of defence before the Appropriation Committee.The week began with a meeting between members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and lawmakers.
Both parties met over the rejection by the teachers to be placed under the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System . The unionthat the initiative was a scam and a threat to national security as it lacks the provisions for the structure operated by Nigerian schools. Also, the Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Water Resources to defend the 2020 budget of his ministry, said onlyHe, however, said to address this, the president plans to issue an executive order to address the “unfortunate” development.
At the close of the day, the Senate President Ahmed Lawan, in a press release sent to PREMIUM TIMES, came out to oppose proponents of a unicameral legislature in the country. He said Nigeria’s ethnic diversity would beWednesday went without a major matter on the front burner.Major news on the day was the Supreme Court’s validation of the February 23 general election that gave President Muhammadu Buhari a second term.
Plenary is expected to resume in earnest on Tuesday. Presentation on the budget proposal by Appropriation Committee is expected to rank top of the topics of discourse. After this, debates on the bill would follow.
How can budget defence of country be behind closed door ? Are we not suppose to know how our money is spent ?
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