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SENATE OF THEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

VOTES AND PROCEEDfNGSThursday, 11th July, 2013

1. The Senate met at 10:35 a.m. The Senate President read prayers.

2. Votes and Proceedings:The Senate examined the Votes and Proceedings of Wednesday, IOth July, 2013.

Question was put and the \'otes and Proceedings were approved by unanimous consent.

3. Announcements:(a) Notification of Funeral Rites:

The Senate President read a letter from Senator Domingo A. Obende (Edo North) asfollows:

Senator (Dr.) Domingo A. Obende (JP~l\1:rBA~FICA)Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on FCT

10th July, 2013

Senator David A. B Mark, GCONThe President of the Senate,National Assembly Complex,Three Arms Zone,Abuja.

Your Excellency and my Oga,

NOTIFICATION OF THE FU.~TERAL RITES FOR OUR L4Tl; .FQE!ii.:;jLDEPUTY SEl,TATE PRESIDENT SEA'ATOR rtL13ERT OSU~iA LD:-~CC:],:~

I write to inform Mr President, My Distinguished Colleagues that subscqieu: to tl:: p::ss:';'7g (;'i

of our late former Deputy Senate President Senator Albert Osuma Legogie who died Od {he J7;:1of June, 2013. The family lime concluded the funeral rites as follows:

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I Tl.ursd» i6';' I ~'igil Mass 31 Ruben Agho Avenue, G.R.A, 4pm1 •.1· -•.••.• 'l'l· I. lu!» -'0':; Benin City, Edo StateI ",1./ • .: 1•.•

r------ II - . . 1c· •. Christian Wake Keep Sen. Legogie's Residence, Ekperi, 4pmI rnaay »ui iu:y,

2013 Auchi, Edo StateIE'd"", za» Funeral Mess. Interment SS Peter&Paul Catholic Church, lOam

July. 2013 and Socials follows LOamEkperi, Auchi, Edo Slateimmediately

On behalf of the family, Edo North Senatorial District and I, I pray that you take time out ofyour vel)' busy schedule to grace the funeral rites with your presence particularly at the funeralmass slated for Saturday 20th July, 2013 .

.Hr President, My Distinguished Colleagues, your presence will no doubt add colour andglamour to our quest to accord our late Senator a befitting burial.

Please accept the assurances ofmy highest esteem and regards always.

Yours ill Service(Si2!tca)Senator (DrJ DOI:;;",lgO A. Obende (JP, MlBA, FlCA)Edo l.orili Senatorial District

(b] Burial ..4.rrol?gement:The Sena:e President read a letter from Senator Suleiman A. Adokwe (Nasarawa South)as follows: /< ••. ~

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THE SENATEFEDERAL REPUBLIC OF :NIGERIA

Committee on Senate ServicesNational Assembly Complex,

Three-Arms Zone,1ph July, 2013

ANNOUNCEMENT

B[~RIAL ARRANGEMENT OF OUR DEPARTED COLLEAGUE,D1STI:\'GUISHED SENATOR PlUS A. EH'WERIDO

Your ExcellencyT7;[~President ofthe Senate,Distirguisl.ed Colleagues

Following consultation with the Government of Delta State and the family of our deponedColleague, Senator Pius A. Ehwerido, the Ad-Hoc Committee announces the programme ofC"""p _..c )'i" ;"'/·;·"1 as follows:.- •.Lit.l..J Cj ; •••.., "-,"I. •. ( •.••.. (,.~ ",v.-i.VderiiClory session in [he Senate Chamber- Wednesday, 17h July, 2013

u. Service of songs in the Deceased's Home Town (Ewut- Thursday, 18h July, 2013

P1.1 •• Funeral Service ill Wcrri- Friday, 19-,1, July, 2013 by ll.am

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!~;'S,·.:., :'; i· .':':;' :-,'; :"." ',' .~n-r: wcni to attend the burial should indicate by writing [heir names

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SeUJ;:: ~\::~,;'-:"'C'>; to Senator Tony AlIyczmfu 's Burial:The SeT.2:~ ?"-:;sicii~::'lnamed the following Senators as the Senate delegation to lateSena.or TC;1Y hnyaIlw\.:'s burial:(0 S:,!:12.1")f Uche Cnukwumerije(if) Senator Br-lIo M. Tukur(ii:)

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~>=-::>:_'i:'~ ;':-~·:C:(r.Tll read a letter from Senator Nenadi E. Usman (Kaduna South) as

Please, cl! /h'ir:.: ,:',' .~;'.';") Lniversit» :ABL] Alutnni are hereby requested to kindly forward theirnames and yccr '_:;;.' _~_;:;:_;,;'CI1 to Senator Nenadi Usman.

Thank ycu(Signed)Senator J.\;ellc.i~liE. i_:/,'?,~~:.'!

(e) Ackno-:':The St:l:: :.~ F1:;~;.~ nr DC knowledged the presence of the members of the Association ofIgbo E:!,;:.':;':"';, ~~(;.::iState University, Anyigba, Kogi State, who were in the gallery toobserve :"e·:1.- ~ ;:.: oceedings.

4. Privileges:Rising on .f(;:~es ; 6: 15 c;-,,:jLi, S,=:-!atorBello M. Tukur (Adamawa Central) drew the attentionof the Sens:e >J ;;:, i:-.:~-~\';C,V granted by Senator Babajide C. Omoworare, to AfricanIndepcnder.: T«~\ :-'cy'.l:,;'T) C:1 the division at the Plenary on Wednesday, io- July, 2013.Senator ::::~;;..}:';t:C, C:-i-,'_~'·::aLre was quoted to have said that the result of the division was nota true reflecti,», of \J.> t :r,~n7j;":dat the. Plenary. He stated that his privilege as a Senator andtbat of ~:~ieS\;r.(.;.·:~1';3:i ~;~~t::1 ir::;:t:gfl~d.

Debate:

Senator E:i~;:~i.!\',·,,- '.---:.,~','7;:~)"(';-;?!"e appoicgised for the embarrassment his interview caused theSena:e ..

(i) y::r;:~;;':;:~~,J:-;;-,:,' ;:;;::.1Peace Corps (Establishment, etc.) Bill 2013 (SB. 332) - Read theJ":i is: Tir; '..'..

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(ili) Firearms Act CA? 2S L.Fj~ 20] 1 )(:[1::<.;:,21 <.'11 Re-enactment) Bill 2013 (SB. 334)- Read the First Tit.,e.

(n) Liquids and Liquors l;:\~.crl hes:r:C":k)': :~U 7~O13 (SB. 335) - Read the First Time.

(v) Nigeria Expatriate QUGr3. Control E::l ::')13 (SE. 337) - Read the First Time.

(vi) Raw IVlaterials Research and Dex ::lol:c;.':;l Council Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill 2013(SB. 338) - Read the First Time.

6. Committee en Health, Primary ~:re;-:.Ith C;')',:::National Healtit Insurance Scheme A.et, et!p. "\'/1Lj-:'~\T 2004, (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill2013 (SE. 21':);Motion mc-:.z: That :::e Senate do r~:::c:-,~ :~i~ :'~'~~;:;rtcl' the Committee on Health, PrimaryHealth C"re:J:1 the :<a,i'JIl21 ~{::'2.ll:: :'lS;,~""-:;;-::C: <',2;'.,:;':',:; Act, Cap. N42 LFN 2004, (Repeal andRe-enacm.er t) Eill 2013 (S~'7lL:t;)r Ijccir.: j'. (}:.,)";.,':1 - Delta North).

7. COI:1IT1iL~'(l-c--. (;:1 ~:rc:!2T~h_,rc~_:_!.1·;.~,~yT-~~~~~_:·1l=~rc:.:RCI)011 (Pt T7~T·;land. A_1~~',~S-;/j riti~_r~:::c,~·.·:n;~.~;cti-. .; _~ 2(i7:,-Motion made: That the S::c'~&~eCO ~~::-:..:\.:: ,::; :::-' :,: c; ~he Committee on Health, PrimaryHealth Care C,} the HIV and AfDS /\IEi- T)LS-:::·:::'::,.:.~i~';:3::1 2013 (Senator Ifeanyi A. Okowa- Delta Nortlt),

Question put cud agreed to.

Report Laid.

8. CO!1.1I!'Jttce, (:1 the Re, ..je~.v of the 199-9 CGll~;::~r·C:..,r.1 ~Report et: the A Iteration of the Provisions c] 1,',.3 Ccntritution of the Federal Republic ofNigeria, 19~'::,uu 2013:Motion ma-:e: That the Senate do consider ':-,~",~'c:-t of the Committee on the Review of the1999 Constitution, on the Alteration ",f the Frcv: ' :;~:c: the Constitution of the Federal RepublicO"1'.T1·[T"''':'' 1090 P;11 ~Ol:Z (/,·"'''·''·/'l,·?A it '-,,," ';"''''''T' ".1/ T":,, "'OJ.)~ Second Allotted Dayi..1...1.' 6.•.....:..i("1~ .; .I _:•.•dl ~ -J £1..\. ..•JL'.'. ,eLl _;....-'L •...:_ •. I·L.- - _~ i"C. tio.-t} , :7..i . ..,Vd.~:, .:- -. -J

(Senator IJ:eEkweremadu - EIWgu \~'es:).

Question put and agreed to.

Debate:

The fcllowir.g Senators made contributions:(i) Senator Emrnanuel L PzuIL:!'(if) Senator Dznladi A. ~c.:'J:a"?-(i:'f) Senator Ali .A. A idol.o(iv) Senator Ibrahim l\il.!-:aCv) Senator Mohammed ~. Co5~(vi) Senator Gilbert Ana ..~i(v::') Sel':2.:cr Andy 3. U~~(Vi';';) Se~~2..tor h1udashir~ C. rTUSi.i:1

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(ix) Senator Ahmed H. Barata(x) Senator Olubunmi A. Adetumbi(xi) Senator Emmanuel Bwacha(xii) Senator Bindowo M. Jibrilla(xiii) Senator Abdullahi Adamu(xiv) Senator Sirika A. Hadi(xv) Senator Babajide C. Omoworare(xvi) Senator Domingo A. Obende(xvii) Senator Babafemi Ojudu(xviii) Senator Bukar A. Ibrahim(xix) Senator Benedict B. Ayade(xx) Senator Ehigie E. Uzamere(xxi) Senator Bassey E. Otu(xxii) Senator Abubakar O. Saraki(xxiii) Senator Basheer G. Mohammed(xxiv) Senator Olugbenga O. Obadara(xxv) Senator Ayo A. Adeseun(xxvi) Senator Marafa K. Garba(xxvii) Senator Saidu A. Alkalitxxviii) Senator Akin K. Odunsi

Further Consideration deferred to the next Legislative Day .. .

9. Adjournment:Motion made: That the Senate do now adjourn till Tuesday, 16th July, 2013 at iO.OO a.m.(Senate Leader).

Adjourned accordingly at 1:55 p.m.

Dr. David A. B. Mark, GCON, fnimPresident,

Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.