“As of June 10, over 1,129 bills were presented on the floor of the Senate, and over 500 were successfully passed.
“The president assented to 129 bills; the highest of any Assembly in Nigeria’s history.
“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 (Fifth Alteration) (No.37) Bill, 2023.”
Lawan added, “This extended the retirement age of high court judges, and others, from 65 to 70 years.
“This was the first Bill to be signed by the President since taking the oath of office.
“Only Friday, June 9, he also assented to the Electricity Act 2023, which we had passed in July 2022.
“The new law replaces the Electricity and Power Sector Reform Act of 2005.”
The outgoing Senate President said that in the discharge of their representative functions, the ninth Senate
aggregated and amplified the problems faced by constituents.
“Three hundred and sixty one motions were moved in the 9th Senate and 488 Resolutions were passed.
“Through these various motions and resolutions, we called the government’s attention to specific issues and sought their intervention.”
Lawan said that beyond the impressive numbers, however, the laws cut across the eleven priority areas of their Legislative Agenda.
Lawan further said that to curb the proliferation of illegal arms and weapons, “we passed the Bill for the Establishment of a National Commission for Coordination and Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons.
“We passed other security-related laws, including the Police Act 2020, which introduced radical changes
in the operations of the Nigerian Police force and how they relate to the citizenry.”
Lawan thereafter appreciated his colleagues for voting him to be the President of the 9th Senate.
