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Senate constitutes committee on Legislative Agenda

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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday announced a 13-member adhoc committee to fashion out a Legislative Agenda for the Ninth Senate.
The Agenda is a policy document that contains the direction of the lawmaking body.
BusinessDay had earlier reported that the panel would be constituted today.
The 13-member committee which has a former governor of Kebbi State, Mohammed Adamu Aliero as Chairman, has two weeks to submit its report.
Other members of the committee include: Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano), Abdulfattah Buhari (APC, Oyo), Olubunmi Adetumbi (APC, Ekiti), Chimaronke Nnamani (PDP, Enugu), Uche Ekwunife (PDP, Anambra), Istifanus Gyang (PDP, Plateau) and Sadiq Suleiman Umar (APC, Kwara).
Others are: Aishatu Ahmed Dahiru (APC, Adamawa), Dauda Haliru Jika (APC, Bauchi), Gershom Bassey (PDP, Cross River),  Degi Eremienyo Biobaraku (APC, Bayelsa) and Ifeanyi Uba (YPP, Anambra).