Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, is yet to sponsor any bill in two years in office, our investigation revealed.
Since being inaugurated in 2019, 753 bills have been introduced, out of which 60 have been passed.
While more than 350 bills made it past first reading, over 170 have gone through second reading and have been referred to the relevant committees for further legislative business while 11 bills referred by the House of Representatives for concurrence have also been passed.
The primary functions of a legislator include making laws on issues of public interest; representing the interest of citizens, and oversight of government ministries, departments and agencies.
Section 4, subsection (2) of the 1999 Constitution, as amended, empowers the National Assembly to make laws for the peace, order and good governance of the federation or any part thereof, with respect to any matter included in the Exclusive Legislative List.”
Senator Stella Oduah (PDP, Anambra) topped the chart with 36 bills to her credit. Next is Mohammed Sani Musa (APC, Niger), who have 24 bills, closely followed by Uche Lilian Ekwunife (PDP, Anambra) with 22 bills.
In fourth are the duo of Deputy Senate President Ovie Omo-Agege and Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP, Anambra), with 20 bills each.
Lawan, however, alongside two former governors lead the way on the other side.
They are Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State as well as Ibrahim Shekarau of Kano State.
Others with no bill to their credits are Lawali Hassan Anka (PDP, Zamfara), Cleopas Moses (PDP, Bayelsa), Frank Ibezim (APC Imo) and Nora Daduut (APC, Plateau).
Dickson, Moses and Daduut were inaugurated on December 15, 2020 and Ibezim on April 27, 2021.
Ibezim replaced the late Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu who died in December 2019.
Dickson and Moses took the seats of Douye Diri and Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, who were elected governor and deputy governor of Bayelsa State respectively.
Daduut replaced the late Senator Ignatius Longjan, who represented Plateau South before his demise in February 2020.
