REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT THE NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON WAR AGAINST ABUSE ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN NIGERIA, HELD AT THE STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA, ON DECEMBER 16, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.Good morning to all distinguished guests and participants here at this very important National Workshop On War Against Abuse of Women and Children In Nigeria. No doubt, everyone present recognises the need to do something about the escalating incidents of abuse against women and children in our society. That is why you are all here; and I feel honoured to number among you. 2.I would like to thank the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari,
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT AFRICA FINTECH FOUNDRY (AFF) DISRUPT CONFERENCE 2017, HELD AT EKO HOTELS, LAGOS, ON DECEMBER 14, 2017
PROTOCOL. 1.It is my pleasure to be at this maiden edition of the AFF Conference in Nigeria, hosted by the Africa FinTech Foundry (AFF) and supported by Access Bank as well as other stellar names in the industry, including IBM and Microsoft. My sincere thanks to the organisers for inviting me. I believe it is important to identify with the AFF Disrupt Conference 2017 – which is the title of this edition – for its laudable objective of accelerating the growth of FinTech start-ups in
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT THE NORTHERN SENATORS FORUM RETREAT HELD IN KATSINA ON DECEMBER 12, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.My Distinguished Colleagues, it is wonderful to be in Katsina, the Home of Hospitality itself. I feel very welcome indeed, and it is particularly gratifying that the Northern Senators Forum Retreat is taking place in this historic city, a seat of leadership in Nigeria for centuries, as we come together to lay the groundwork for a more viable future for this region, and Nigeria as a whole. 2.My sincere gratitude to Your Eminence, Your Excellencies, Your Royal Majesties and Highnesses who have made it a
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT THE SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND EMPOWERMENT HELD ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.Good morning and a warm welcome to you all. I wish to thank my Distinguished Colleagues, Honourable Ministers and Heads of Departments and Agencies, our civil society partners, our international partners, and members of the general public joining us at this all important forum. 2.Today’s Special Public Hearing on Youth Development and Empowerment has been a long time coming, and is intended to focus attention on job creation and entrepreneurship. It is a follow-up on, as well as an expansion of, the Youth Development Roundtable
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS FOR CONTAINMENT OF SMALL ARMS PROLIFERATION AND TERRORIST FINANCING IN ECOWAS – HELD AT THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA, ON DECEMBER 7, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.I am pleased to be here today for this all-important one-day Parliamentary Conference organised by the National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILS) in collaboration with the ECOWAS Parliament and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). I commend the spirit of collaboration that has led to the organising of this conference, being held under the auspices of the NILS Capacity Building Project (NILS-CAP), which is jointly funded by the National Assembly and the African Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF). I fully expect that this same
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE 7TH ANNUAL NLPGA CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION HELD AT FEDERAL PALACE HOTEL, LAGOS, ON DECEMBER 6, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.It is my pleasure to be at this 7th Annual NLPGA Conference and Exhibition on the theme: ‘National LPG Policy – Running an LPG Economy’. I thank the Governing Council and the entire members of the Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association for my invitation. 2.I congratulate the organisers on the theme, which speaks to the present national reckoning in terms of economic focus. For if indeed we are serious about the need to diversify our economy beyond lip service, we must wean our economy off
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE COMMEMORATION OF WORLD AIDS DAY 2017 – MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2017.
PROTOCOLS. 1.Good morning, Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen. It was in 1985 that the first HIV case was recorded in Nigeria, with the diagnosis of a young girl known as Mary. Since then, we have lost Nigerians of every stripe to the disease - a veritable sea of humanity. And today, our country has the second largest burden of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in the world. One out of every three children born with HIV in the world today is a Nigerian. 2.And yet, only one out
OPENING REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT A ONE DAY PUBLIC HEARING BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION AND NATIONAL ORIENTATION, HELD ON MONDAY DECEMBER 4, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this Public Hearing by the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, on the National Orientation Agency Act Cap N100 LFN 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2017 (SB.333), which seeks to provide a legal framework for the activities of the Global Initiative for Harmony in Nigeria Corps, under the supervision of the Director-General of the National Orientation Agency. 2.Nigeria currently faces a disturbing level of violence, mutual suspicion amongst ethnic groups, hate speeches on the social media and
REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE SPECIAL GOVERNMENT MEETS BUSINESS AND AWARD NIGHT HELD AT TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL, ABUJA – 30 NOVEMBER, 2017.
PROTOCOL. 1.I am very delighted to be at this Special Government Meets Business Dinner and Award Night. My thanks to the Governing Council of the Institute of Directors (IoD) Nigeria for my invitation as Special Guest of Honour and Special Awardee at this occasion. I understand that the award being conferred on my humble self tonight, has actually been on the pedestal since its approval last year. Better late than never, as they say. I thank you for this honour marinated in patience. 2.Just yesterday, I