The Senate on Tuesday amended its standing guidelines to forestall first-time senators from contesting for the workplace of the President of the Senate and that of the Deputy President of the Senate.
The modification was carried out on the plenary after the Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, moved a movement for the modification of standing guidelines to accommodate new standing committees.
The movement, which was seconded by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon, overwhelmingly obtained help of all of the senators throughout all political affiliations when the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio placed on voice vote.
At the plenary, additionally, the Senate carried out 9 different amendments geared toward accommodating new standing committees.
As proven in its movement, the Senate created the Committee on Atomic and Nuclear Energy, which might oversee the Nigeria Nuclear Energy Regulatory Commission, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission and their annual finances estimates.
The Senate additionally bifurcated the Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into two completely different standing committees particularly the Committee on FCT and Committee on FCT Area Councils.
The Senate resolved that the Committee on FCT would oversee issues affecting the FCT, Planning and Development of the brand new Federal Capital Territory and management of growth throughout the Federal Capital Territory and its annual finances
The higher chamber additional resolved that the Committee on FCT Area Councils would oversee Area Council Mandate, Area Council Service Commission, Area Council Staff Pension Board, Auditor- General for the Area Council and different company or division underneath FCT.
The Senate equally divided the Committee on Sports into two standing committees to now mirror the Committee on Sports Development in addition to Committee on Youth and Community Engagements.
According to the Senate, the jurisdiction of the Committee on Sports Development shall embody Federal Ministry of Sport Development, National Lottery Commission, National Institute for Sports, Nigeria Football Federation, Sport Arena Development, nationwide and worldwide sporting actions, sports activities administration and annual finances estimates.
The Senate additional stated the jurisdiction of the Committee on Youth and Community engagements ought to embody Federal Ministry of Youth Development, National Youth Service Corps, Citizens and Leadership Training Centre, Offices of the Senior Assistant to the President on Community Engagement within the six geo-political zones, youths actions actions and associations and its annual finances estimates.
The Senate additionally divided the Committee on Solid Minerals, Steel Development and Metallurgy into the Committee on Solid Mineral Development and the Committee on Mines and Steel Development.
The Senate stated the Committee on Solid Mineral Development “shall oversee Federal Ministry of Solid Mineral Development, Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, Mining Cadastre Office and Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientist, Nigerian Metallurgical Training Institute, Solid Minerals Development Fund, Nigeria Institute of Mining and Geoscience, National Metallurgical Development Centre, exploration of minerals extraction and quarry, geological survey and minerals investigation as well as explosives.
“The Committee on Mines and Steel Development shall oversee Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, Aluminum Smelting Company of Nigeria, Ajaokuta Steel Development Company, National Iron Ore Mining Company, National Steel Raw Material Exploration Agency and their budgets.”
