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SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS (1) Wednesday, 31st March, 2010

1. The Senate met at 10.40 a.m. The Senate President read prayers.

2. Votes and Proceedings: The Senate President announced that he had examined the Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday, 30th March, 20I0 and approved same.

By unanimous consent,. the Votes and Proceedings were approved.

3. Presentation of Bills:

(i) Money Laundering Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 201 0 (SB. 384) - Read the First Time.

(ii) Consumer Contracts (Unfair Terms) Bill 2010 (SB. 374) - Read the First Time.

(iii) Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 20lO S. B. 375) - Read the First Time.

(iv) Federal Mortgage Bank (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2010 (SB. 383)-Read the First Time.

(v) Nigerian Postal Services Commission (Establishment, Etc) Bill 2010 (SB. 386) - Read the First Time.

4. Confirmation of nominees for Ministerial Appointment: Motion made: That the Senate do resolve into the Committee of the Whole to resume consideration of the request of the Acting President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation, for confirmation of the nominations of the following persons as Ministers of the Government of the Federation (Adjourned Debate. Tuesday. 30th March. 2010):

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Re - Appointments.:

(i) Dr. Shamsudeen Usman Kano

(ii) Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong Adamawa

New Appointments:

(i) Prof. M. K. Abubakar Kebbi

(ii) Alh. Adamu Waziri Yobe

(iii) Alh. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Gombe

(iv) Mr. A wodele Najeem Adewale Alao Ogun

(v) Alh. Umar Aliyu Taraba

(vi) Yusuf Suleiman Sokoto

(vii) Prof. Ruqaiya Rufai Jigawa

(viii) Arc. Musa Sada Katsina

(ix) Prof. Sheikh Abdallah Niger

(x) Hon. Samuel Ode Benue

(xi) Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Lagos

(Senate Leader) Question put and agreed to.

5. Privileges of the Floor:

(i) Admission of Special Adviser to the Acting President, Commander-in-Chief of 'the Armed Forces of the Federation on National Assembly Matters: Motion made: That the Senate do invoke Rule 17(1) to admit the Special Adviser to the Acting President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation on National Assembly Matters, to the floor of the Senate (Senate Leader).

Question put and agreed to.

(ii) Admission 0/ Ministerial nominees: Motion made: That the Senate do suspend Rule 17(1) to admit the Ministerial nominees to the floor of the Senate (Senate Leader).

Question put and agreed to.

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(SENATE IN COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE)

(Screening of Ministerial Nominees)

Nominees screened:

(i) Dr. Shamsudeen Usman Kano

(ii) Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong Adamawa

(iii) Prof. M. K. Abubakar Kebbi

(iv) Alh. Adamu Waziri Yobe

(v) Alh. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Gombe

(vi) Mr. Awodele Najeem Adewale Alao Ogun

(vii) Yusuf Suleiman Sokoto

(viii) Prof. Ruqaiya Rufai Jigawa

(IX) Arc. Musa Sada Katsina

Extension of Time of Sitting: Motion made: That the Senate do sit this day beyond the time appointed for the termination of sitting of the Senate (Senate Leader).

Question put and agreed to.

(x) Prof. Sheik Abdallah Niger

(xi) Hon. Samuel Ode Benue

(xii) Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Lagos

Approval of Nominees:

(i) Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze Agreed to

(ii) Chief , SAN Agreed to

(iii) Prof. Agreed to

(i) Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe Agreed to

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(vi) Mr., SAN Agreed to

(vii) Sen. Agreed to

(viii) Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Agreed to

(ix) Mr. John Ogar Odey Agreed to

(x) Hon. Isa Bio Ibrahim Agreed to

(xi) Mr. Aderemi Waheed Babalola Agreed to

(xii) Mr. Humphrey Enemakwu Abbah Agreed to

(xiii) Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu- Agreed to

(xiv) Sen. Sanusi M. Daggash Agreed to

(xv) Mrs. Iyom , mni Agreed to

(xvi) Mr. Labaran Maku Agreed to

(xvii) Sen. Agreed to

(xviii) Alh. Suleiman Bello Agreed to

(xix) Alh. Murtala Yar' Adua Agreed to

(xx) Hon. Nduese Essien Agreed to

(xxi) Ms. Josephine Tapgun Agreed to

(xxii) , SAN Agreed to

(xxiii) Navy Capt. Earnest Olubolade (Rtd.) Agreed to

(xxiv) Sen. Jibril Martins Kuye Agreed to

(xxv) Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi Agreed to

(xxvi) Capt. Emmanuellheanacho Agreed to

(xxvii) Dr. Shamsudeen Usman Agreed to

(xxviii) Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong Agreed to

(xxix) Prof. M.K. Abubakar Agreed to

(xxx) Alh. Adamu Waziri Agreed to

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(xxxi) Alh- Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Agreed to

(xxxii) Mr. Awodele Najeem Adewale Alao Agreed to

(xxxiii) Yusuf Suleiman Agreed to

(xxxiv) Prof. Ruqaiya Rufai Agreed to

(xxxv) Arc. Musa Sada Agreed to

(xxxvi) Prof. Sheikh Abdallah Agreed to

(xxxvii) Hon. Samuel Ode Agreed to

(xxxviii)Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Agreed to

Chairman to report progress.

(SENATE IN PLENARY)

The Senate President reported that the Senate in the Committee of the Whole considered the request of the Acting President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation on the confirmation of nominees for appointment as Ministers of the Government of the Federation and approved the nominations.

Confirmation of Nominees:

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze (Enugu State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze (Enugu State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Chief Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN(Ondo State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Chief Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN (Ondo State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Prof Dora Akunyili (Anambra State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Prof Dora Akunyili (Anambra State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

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Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Elder Peter Orubebe (Delta State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Elder Peter Orubebe (Delta State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Arc. Nuhu Somo Wya (Kaduna State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Arc. Nuhu Somo Wya (Kaduna State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Henry Odein Ajumogobia, SAN (Rivers State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Henry Odein Ajumogobia, SAN (Rivers State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi (Osun State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Senator Akinlabi Olasunkanmi (Osun State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke (Bayelsa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke (Bayelsa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. John Ogar Odey (Cross River State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. John Ogar Odey (Cross River State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Hon. Isa Bio Ibrahim (Kwara State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

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Nomination of Hon: Isa Bio Ibrahim (Kwara State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Aderemi Waheed Babalola (9J;0 State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Aderemi Waheed Babalola (9J;0 State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Aderemi Waheed Babalola as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Aderemi Waheed Babalola as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Humphrey Enemakwu Abbah (Kogi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Humphrey EnemakwuAbbah (Kogi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu (Abia State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation? " - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu (Abia State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Sen. Sanusi M Daggash (Borno State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Sen. Sanusi M Daggash (Borno State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mrs. 1yom Josephine Anenih, mni (Anambra State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation? " - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mrs. Iyom Josephine Anenih, mni (Anambra State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

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Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Labaran Maku (Nasarawa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

-Nomination of Mr. Labaran Maku (Nasarawa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Sen. Bala Mohammed (Bauchi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Sen. Bala Mohammed (Bauchi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Alh. Suleiman Bello (Zamfara State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Alh. Suleiman Bello (Zamfara State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Alh. Murtala Yar'Adua as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Alh. Murtala Yar'Adua as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination ofHon. Nduese Essien (Akwa Ibom State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Hon. Nduese Essien (Akwa Ibom State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Ms. Josephine Tapgun (Plateau State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Ms. Josephine Tapgun (Plateau State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN (Kogi State) as aMinister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN (Kogi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

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Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Navy Capt. Earnest Olubolade (Rtd.) (Ekiti State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Navy Capt. Earnest Olubolade (Rtd.) (EkitiState) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Sen. Jibril Martins Kuye (Ogun State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Sen. Jibril Martins Kuye (Ogun State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi (Edo State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi (Edo State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Capt. (Imo State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho (Imo State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Dr. Shamsudeen Usman (Kano State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Dr. Shamsudeen Usman (Kano State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong (Adamawa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong (Adamawa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Prof MK Abubakar (Kebbi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Prof MK Abubakar (Kebbi State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

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Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Alh. Adamu Waziri (Yobe State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Alh. Adamu Waziri (Yobe State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Alh. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed (Gombe State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Alh. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed (Gombe State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Awodele Najeem Adewale Alao (Ogun State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Awodele Najeem Adewale Alao (Ogun State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination ofYusufSuleiman (Sokato State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination ofYusufSuleiman (Sokoto State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed.

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Prof Ruqaiya Rufai (Jigawa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Prof Ruqaiya Rufai (Jigawa State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Arc. Musa Sada (Katsina State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Arc. Musa Sada (Katsina State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Prof Sheikh Abdallah (Niger State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Prof Sheikh Abdallah (Niger State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

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Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Hon. Samuel Ode (Benue State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Han. Samuel Ode (Benue State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

Question: "Will the Senate confirm the nomination of Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Lagos State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation?" - Resolved in the Affirmative.

Nomination of Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga (Lagos State) as a Minister of the Government of the Federation accordingly confirmed

8. Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions: Report on the screening of nominees:

Consideration of the Report deferred to another Legislative Day.

9. Federal Capital Territory Statutory Appropriation Bi/l2010 (SB. 380) Bill for an Act to authorize the issue from the Federal Capital Territory Administration Revenue Fund of the Federal Capital Territory Administration Account the total sum of N350, 324, 793,630 (Three Hundred and Fifty Billion, Three Hundred and Twenty-Four Million, Seven Hundred and Ninety- Three Thousand, Six Hundred and Thirty Naira) only of which the sum ofN3B,260,514, 722 (Thirty Eight Billion, Two Hundred and Sixty Million, Five Hundred and Fourteen Thousand, Seven Hundred and Twenty-Two Naira) only, is for Personnel Costs and the sum of N33,095,196,447 (Thirty Three Billion, Ninety-Five Million, One Hundred and Ninety-Six Thousand, Four Naira and Forty-Seven Naira) only is for Overhead Costs, whilst the balance of N27B,969, OB2, 461 (Two Hundred and Seventy-Eight Billion, Nine Hundred and Sixty-Nine Million, Eighty-Two Thousand, Four Hundred and Sixty-One Naira) only is for Capital Projects for the Service of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for the Financial Year commencing on 1st January and ending 31st December, 2010.

Consideration of Bill deferred to another Legislative Day.

10. Adjournment: And it being 3.40 p.m. the Senate President adjourned the Senate to re-convene today, Wednesday, 31st March, 2010 at 3.50 p.m.

Adjourned accordingly at 3.40 p.m.

Dr. David A. B. Mark, GCON,fnim President, Senate of the Federation.

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