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PIB Passes First Reading In Senate
The Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB 2020 (SB.510) was read for the first time on the floor of the Ninth Senate, yesterday.
With the Bill scaling first reading on the floor of the Upper Chamber, it is a clear indication that the Senate has begun the process of legislative procedure for the passage of the controversial Petroleum Industry Bill.
As part of Business of the Day, yesterday, presentation of the Bill is number two in the day’s Order Paper.
The Leader of the Senate, Hon Yahaya Abdullahi, All Progressives Congress (APC), Kebbi North presented the proposed legislation and the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, read the bill for the first time.
In his remarks, the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan directed the Clerk of the Senate, Dauda Ibrahim El-Ladan to ensure that all the Senators must start getting the copies by tomorrow and ensure that they all have them on Tuesday next week.