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SENATE of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC of NIGERIA VOTES and PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 24Th March, 20ID 6TH NATroNALAsSEMBLY THIRD SESSION No. 75 535 SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Wednesday, 24th March, 20ID 1. The Senate met at ID.25 a.m. The Senate President read prayers. 2. Votesand Proceedings: The Senate President announced that he had examined the Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday, 23rd March, 2010 and approved same. By unanimous consent, the Votes and Proceedings were approved. 3. Messagefrom the ActingPresident: The Senate President announced that he had received a letter from the Acting President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation which he read as follows: ACTING PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBI1C OF NIGERIA SHiAg. PISECI147 23'" March, 2010 Distinguished Senator David Mark, GCON President of the Senate, Senate Chambers, National Assembly Complex, PRINTED BY NATIONAL ASSEMBL Y PRESS, ABUJA 536 Wednesday, 24th March, 2010 No. 75 Three Arms Zone. Abuja. Your Excellency.. APPOINTMENT OF MINISTERS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT You would please recall that on Wednesday, 17" March. 2010. the Executive Council of the Federation was dissolved, with a promise that the Council would soon be re-constituted. 2. Accordingly, in line with the provisions of Section 147 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Iforward herewith. the names of the first batch of nominees for appointment as Ministers of the Government of the Federationfor the consideration and confirmation of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 3. For ease of clarity and reference, these nominees are grouped asfollows.' A. Re-Appointments: SINO. NAME STATE 1. Mrs. Fidelia Akuabata Njeze Enugu 2. Elder Peter Godsday Orubebe Delta 3. Arch. Nuhu Soma Wya Kaduna 4. Chief Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN Ondo 5. Mr. Henry Odein Ajumogobia, SAN Rivers 6. Sen. Akinlabi Olasunkanmi Osun 7. Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Bayelsa 8. Dr. Shamsudeen Usman Kana 9. Prof Dora Akunyili Anambra r "h.'e_,'.,·. , No. 75 Wednesday, 23rd March, 2010 537 B. New Nominations: • SINO. NAMES STATE 1. Mr. Chukwuemeka Ngozichineke Wogu Abia 2. Iyom Josephine Anenih, mni Anambra 3. Mr. Labaran Maku Nasarawa 4. Engr. Chris Ogiemwonyi Edo 5. Alh. Suleiman Bello ZamJara 6. Alh. Murtala Yar 'Adua Katsina 7. Sen. Sanusi M Dagash Borno 8. Sen. Bala Mohammed Bauchi 9. Hon. Nduese Essien Akwalbom 10. Mrs. Josephine Tapgun Plateau 11. Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN Kogi 12. Navy Capt. Earnest Olubolade (Rtd.) Ekiti 13. Mr. Olusegun Olutoyin Aganga Lagos 14. Prof M.K. Abubakar Kebbi 15. Alh. Adamu Waziri Yobe 16. Alh. Umar Aliyu Taraba 17. Mr. Awodele Najeem Adewale Alao . Ogun 18. Alh. Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed Gombe 19. YusuJ Suleiman Sokoto 20. Prof Ruqaiya Rufai Jigawa 21. Arc. Musa Sada •. ,< ~'.', Katsina "'C ':" 22. Prof Sheik Abddallah Niger 23. Capt. Emmanuel Iheanacho Imo 24. Sen. Jibril Martins Kuye Ogun 538 Wednesday, 24th March, 2010 No. 75 4. Please, accept the assurances of my esteemed regards. Yours sincerely, Signed: Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCON 4. Announcements: (a) Change of Party Affliation: The Senate President read a letter from Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya'u as follows: SENATOR SAHABI ALHAJI YA'U IZAMFARA NORTH) The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Three Arms Zone, FeT,Abuja March 23, 2010 His Excellency, Distinguished Senator David Mark, President of the Senate. Your Excellency, CHANGE OF POLITICAL PARTY I write to inform you, and my Distinguished Colleagues, officially of my decision tojoin the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP. My decision is anchored on the continuing and multi-faceted crises that have bedevilled the ANPP, which has created not only credibility problems but has undermined party discipline, cohesion and focus. I have found in the PDP the political ideology and national spread that are in consonance with my personal political philosophy; this ideology also seems best suited to meet the expectations of my constituency. We have since concluded the necessary formal change of party procedures in the Constituency. Thankyou and long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Signed: Senator Sahabi Alhaji Ya'u Zamfara North No. 75 Wednesday, 24th March, 2010 539 (b) Change of Party Affliation: The Senate President also read a letter from Senator Hassan Mohammed Gusau as follows: SENATOR HASSAN MOHAMMED GUSAU \LAMFARA CENTRAL) The Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Three Arms Zone, FCT,Abuja 18" March, 2010 Senator (Dr.) David A.B. Mark, GCON Senate President, Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. National Assembly, Abuja. Sir, ANNOUNCEMENT: MY DECAMPING TO PDP [wish to inform you and the entire Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria that [have decamped from the ANPP to PDP on Monday, 22"d March, 2010, now a card-carrying member of the party. My action is because my former party the ANPP, has been split due to multiple crises and can no longer function as a serious political party to meet the aspirations of the people. Since [ do not want to live in a divided house, [ and my teeming supporters have no option, than to seek abode under the big umbrella. Thank you. Signed: Sen. Hassan Mohammed Gusau 5. Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions: Report on the screening oj Nominees: Motion made: That the Senate do receive the Report of the Committee au Ethics. Code of Conduct .v , and Public Petitions on the screening of the following Persons as Chairman and Members of the Code of Conduct Bureau: . 540 Wednesday, 24th March, 2010 No.7S SIN NAME STATUS 1. Mr. Sam Saba Chairman 2. Ibrahim Manzo Member 3. Chief Stephen F. Bekefula Member 4. Amb, Habib O. Elabor Member 5. Dr. (Mrs) Christiana Ekoja Okwori Member 6. Alh. Disina Mohammed Member 7. Prince Okechukwu [kechi Nwadinobi Member 8. Dr. Ademola Adebo Member (Senator Omar A. Hambagda - Borno South). Question put and agreed to. Report Laid. 6. Committee on Appropriation: Report on the 2010 Appropriation Bill (SB. 364): Motion made:That the Senate do receive the Report of the Committee on Appropriation on the 2010 Appropriation Bill (Senator Iyiola Omisore - Osun East) Question put and agreed to. Report Laid. 7. Motion: Passing away of the Eleventh Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Mustafa, CFR, CBE: Motion made: That the Senate notes with sadness, the passing away at 6.45 p.m on Saturday, March 13,2010, in his Palace in the Adamawa State Capital, Yola, of His Highness, the Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji Dr. Aliyu Mustafa, Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) , Commander of the Noble Order of the British Empire (CBE), Chancellor of the Abmadu Bello University; Notes that the late Lamido Aliyu was born in Yola in 1922, the son of the late Lamido Mubammadu Mustafa, the son the late Lamido Abba, the son of the late lamido Bobbo Abmadu, the son of the late Modibbo Adama, the founder of the Kingdom of Fombina, later re-named Adamawa, now straddling Nigeria, the Cameroons, and a part of Chad; Notes that Lamido Aliyu received his Primary and Middle School Education in Yola from 1936 to 1943. Shortly after, he joined the Adamawa Native Authority Police and quickly rose to become the Police Chief in 1945 with the title of Wali; No. 75 Wednesday, 24th March, 2010 541 Notes that Wali Prince Aliyu, was chosen and appointed the Lamido of Adamawa on July 26, 1953 in succession to the 1Ot,hLamido, Ahmadu son of Lamido Maigari. Lamido Aliyu was thus one of the last surviving paramount Chiefs installed by the British, having received his staff of office from last but one Northern Nigeria British Governor, Sir Bryan Sherwood Smith; Notes that during his 57 years reign, Lamido Aliyu served as a Member of the Northern Nigeria House of Chiefs and on its Public Accounts Committee, as well as on the Board of the Northern Nigeria Development Corporation, NNDC. He was later a Member of the North Eastern State Council of Chiefs (1967-78) and, on the creation of Gongola State, he assumed the Presidency of the State Council of Chiefs. He was installed the Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University in 1976, and appointed a Member of the National Council of States in 1979. Until his recent translation, remained the Premier Traditional Ruler of Adamawa State; and a pillar of the Sokoto Caliphate and of the entire traditional institution of Nigeria; Notes that the late Lamido Aliyu reigned for 57 years and lived to be 88 years of age. He and his reign witnessed tremendous political, social and economic changes in Nigeria and in Adarnawa. Larnido Aliyu accepted and adapted well to all those changes and challenges with Pulaaku, dignity, faith and hope and used them to entrench peace and progress. His ancestral Kingdom of Fombina, that used to straddle large parts of Nigeria, the Camerouns and a part of Chad, is now made up of only my Senatorial District plus one other Local Govermnent. Yet, Lamido Aliyu retained until death his pre-eminence, his respect and presence especially among his people of Adamawa in Nigeria, and especially among the traditional institutions including the Chiefs of former Fombina who are now in other countries, and he was still accorded spiritual recognition of the primacy of the Lamido, by all those Chiefs; Notes furthermore, that the late Larnido Aliyu was blessed with a very large family of children, grand children and great grand children, in addition, to many brothers and sisters as well as the expansive Royal family of Adamawa. His offspring have contributed greatly to different aspects of this country's public sector. His eldest son, Chiroma, Alhaji Muharmnadu Barkindo, has now succeeded him as the 12th Lamido of Adamawa, himself after a successful career in the public service and in the Adamawa Emirate Council; Notes that some of us had contact with the Late Lantido not only by virtue of being Senators.
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