Buhari signs only 19 out of 131 bills since 2019
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law only 19 out of the 131 bills the Senate has passed since it was inaugurated on 11 June 2019, during which the Chamber introduced 976 bills by 23 March 2022.
Of the 976 bills introduced on the floor of the Senate, about 27 were sponsored by the executive, the rest by Senators.
Order 76 (a, b and c) of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 (as amended) lists three classes of bills: Executive Bills, Member’s Bills, and Private Bills.
The executive sponsored Appropriation Bills 2020, 2021, and 2022 as well as Finance Bill 2019 (Nigeria Tax and Fiscal Law) introduced on 5 November 2019 and passed on 21 November 2019.
Others sponsored by the executive include
- Nigerian Meteorological Agency Act 2003 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019
- Nigerian College of Aviation Technology 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019
- Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Act 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019
- Civil Aviation Act 2006 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019
- Federal Airports Authority Act 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019
- Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (Est. etc) Bill 2019
- Companies and Allied Matters Act 2004 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2019
- Finance Act (Amendment) Bill 2020
- Petroleum Industry Bill 2020
- Proceed of Crime Bill 2020
- Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers in Nigeria Bill 2021
- Copyright Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2021
- National Metallurgical Training Institute, Onitsha (Est) Bill, 2021
- Explosive Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2021
- Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill 2021
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Member’s Bills
Per reporting by The Nation, prominent Member’s Bills passed by the Senate include
- National Rice Development Council Bill 2019 (by Mohammed Enagi)
- National Health Insurance Commission Bill 2019 (Ibrahim Oloriegbe)
- Mental Health and Substance Abuse Bill 2019 (Ibrahim Oloriegbe)
- Sexual Harassment Bill 2019 (Ovie Omo-Agege)
- Public Procurement Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill 2019 (Shaibu Lau)
- Public Procurement Act 2007 (Amendment) Bill 2019 (Uche Ekwunife)
- Older Persons (Rights and Privileges) Bill 2019 (Ezenwa Onyewuchi)
- Teaching Hospitals Development Fund (Est. etc) Bill 2019 (Muhammed Musa)
- Sickle Cell Anaemia (Prevention and Management) Bill 2019 (Sam Egwu)
- National Food Reserve Agency (Est. etc) Bill 2019 (Abudullahi Adamu)
- Electoral Offences Commission (Est, etc) Bill 2019 (Abubakar Kyari)
- Prohibition of Discrimination Between First Degrees and Higher National Diplomas Bill 2020 (Ayo Akinyelure)