Senate Receives Five Executive Communications From President Tinubu
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has transmitted five executive communications to the Senate for consideration and approval, covering proposed legislative reforms, international agreements and a reimbursement request to Yobe State.
According to a statement by the Senate, the communications include bills seeking to expand the mandate of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau to cover the maritime sector and repeal and re-enact the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency Act to strengthen the investigation of suspected drug dealers.
Also included is a bill seeking to repeal the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria Act to establish the National School of Government, alongside a request to reimburse Yobe State ₦100.5 billion for the takeover of the cargo airport in Damaturu.
The President also seeks Senate approval for the domestication of additional protocols to the Geneva Conventions and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, aimed at strengthening the legal framework for punishing genocide and related offences.
Meanwhile, the Senate has honoured victims of the Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, while calling for a transparent investigation into the incident.
