The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has said revealed that the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, assented to 129 bills passed by the ninth Senate.
Lawan stated that the senate accomplished some significant accomplishments over the last four years.
He said, “In lawmaking, the ninth Senate introduced and successfully passed critical legislations that could reform and promote the economy, improve transparency in government processes. “As of June 10, over 1,129 Bills were presented on the floor of the Senate, and over 500 were successfully passed.“In the last few days, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had assented to two Bills passed by the 9th National Assembly; the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 Bill, 2023.”
Lasan added, “This extended the retirement age of high court judges, and others, from 65 to 70 years.“Only Friday, June 9, he also assented to the Electricity Act 2023, which we had passed in July 2022.
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