REMARKS BY HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE INAUGURATION OF THE PDP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ON THE OSUN ELECTIONS, HELD IN ABUJA ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. It is indeed a special privilege to have the opportunity of serving as Chairman of the Campaign Committee on the Osun Elections. 2. On behalf of myself and every member of the Committee, I thank the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, for this opportunity. We thank also thank the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party for the vote of confidence evidenced by our selection for this task. 3. I believe I speak for every member of the Campaign Committee
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT A DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH AND YOUNG ASPIRANTS HELD AT SHERATON HOTEL, ABUJA, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. Let me say, once again, how wonderful it is to see so many talented and purposeful young people at this first edition of the Public Dialogue Series with Political Parties on Youth Candidacy and Party Primaries. Looking at you, I see future leaders who present themselves as capable and worthy to take on the mantle of leadership in this country, and this gladdens my heart. 2. From my interactions with many of you, and with your contemporaries across the country, I can see that
SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT A DIALOGUE WITH YOUTH AND YOUNG ASPIRANTS HELD AT SHERATON HOTEL, ABUJA, ON THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. Let me say, once again, how wonderful it is to see so many talented and purposeful young people at this first edition of the Public Dialogue Series with Political Parties on Youth Candidacy and Party Primaries. Looking at you, I see future leaders who present themselves as capable and worthy to take on the mantle of leadership in this country, and this gladdens my heart. 2. From my interactions with many of you, and with your contemporaries across the country, I can see that
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE AND SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT A WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2018.
1. It is a matter of record that yesterday, lawmakers and staff of the National Assembly were prevented from entering the National Assembly Complex by heavily armed security agents of the Department of State Services (DSS). All entries to the Complex were blocked as early as 6.30 am. The National Assembly, the seat of democracy in Nigeria, was under lockdown. Senators and Members of the House of Representatives were prevented from gaining access. 2. The ensuing standoff was a show of shame that played itself out over
REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT A PUBLIC LECTURE MARKING THE WORLD DAY AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ORGANISED BY THE NATIONAL AGENCY FOR THE PROHIBITION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (NAPTIP), HELD AT CHELSEA HOTEL, ABUJA, ON JULY 31, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. I am very pleased to be at this Public Lecture marking the 2018 World Day Against Human Trafficking. I commend the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) for its work against human trafficking in Nigeria, and for organising this event as part of continued efforts towards combatting the menace. 2. I should start by saying that the challenge of human trafficking is one that the National Assembly has been very concerned about. It was for this reason that, with the help of
OPENING REMARKS DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON POLICE REFORM AND RELATED MATTERS BILL 2018, HELD AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX, ABUJA, ON JULY 24, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. I welcome you all to this Public Hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Police Affairs for the repeal of the Police Act CAP P18 LFN 2004 and re-enactment of the Police Reform and Related Matters Bill 2018. 2. The nature of this event today is in line with the yearnings and expectations of Nigerians in every nook and cranny of the country. This is why this Public Hearing specifically invites stakeholder input on the Bill seeking to repeal and re-enact the Police Act. I would like
OPENING REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE NIGERIAN PRESS COUNCIL ACT, HELD AT THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX, ABUJA, ON JULY 23, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this Public Hearing organised by the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation on the Nigerian Press Council Act 1992 (Repeal and Enactment Bill 2018) SB 547. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Chairman of the Committee, Distinguished Senator Suleiman Adokwe – and the entire members of the Committee - for their work on the Bill and for drawing the attention of the National Assembly to this very important issue. 2. The Nigerian Press
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON AT THE 2ND CAPITAL MARKET STAKEHOLDERS FORUM, HELD AT LADI KWALI HALL, SHERATON HOTEL & TOWERS, ABUJA, ON JULY 23, 2018.
PROTOCOL. 1. It is a pleasure to be at the 2nd Capital Market Stakeholders Forum taking place here in the Federal Capital Territory. I would like to use this opportunity to commend the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Capital Market and Institutions for being at the centre of such auspicious gathering. 2. The quality of minds at this forum both from the organised private sector and the public sphere truly underscores the crucial role of the capital market in the development and sustenance of our economy. This is
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, HIS EXCELLENCY (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI AT THE FOURTH CONVOCATION CEREMONY OF ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE, ON SUNDAY, JULY 22, 2018.
PROTOCOLS. It is a special pleasure to be here with you all on this great occasion which is the Fourth Convocation Ceremony of Adeleke University, one of the shining private institutions of learning that are helping to restore pride in tertiary education in our country. It is a day filled with the golden promise of tomorrow, and that promise is embodied in every single graduating student here today, in whom rests a glimmer of our hopes for the future of our dear country, Nigeria. I thank
SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE NIGERIAN SENATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, SENATOR (DR.) ABUBAKAR BUKOLA SARAKI, CON, IN THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 138TH ASSEMBLY OF THE INTER-PARLIAMENTARY UNION (IPU), HELD IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 24 – 28 MARCH, 2018.
PROTOCOL. It is my honour to present the contribution of the Nigerian Parliament to the General Debate on the theme - Strengthening the Global Regime for Migrants and Refugees: the Need for Evidence-Based Policy Solutions. Migration is hardly new; human mobility has been with us since the beginning of time. Virtually all of us, or our forebears, have been on the move at one time or other in search of refuge or opportunities. As Dr. Mehari Taddele Maru of the Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) in