Senate has given the ad-hoc committee probing the ‘N30 trillion ways and means’ loan under former President Muhammadu Buhari two months to submit its report.
The age-long wish of the Nigeria Police Force, to have an exclusive Pension Board like the military outfits, got a boost Thursday in Senate with passage of a bill to that effect for second reading.
Lamenting the hardships and level of destruction, the Lawmakers also asked the Federal Ministries of Housing & Urban Development and Power to rehabilitate some of the collapsed homes, roads and electric installations within the affected areas.
Akpabio said that the 10th Senate’s commitment to poverty alleviation went beyond mere duty, adding that it was an obligation the lawmakers held dearly.