…urges FG to tackle food insecurity
The Nigerian Senate has considered a bill to repeal and re-enact the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Bill 2024. This bill, which has successfully passed its Second Reading on the floor of Senate floor, aims to eradicate all forms of violence against individuals.
The primary goals of the bill include providing maximum protection and effective remedies for victims, as well as ensuring the punishment of offenders.
The sponsor of the bill, Senator Isah Jibrin, emphasized during his lead debate that the current provisions of the existing legislation are counterproductive to achieving its intended objectives. Therefore, the proposed bill seeks to address and rectify these issues to enhance the effectiveness of the legal framework in combating violence against persons.
The lawmaker added that the Act contains inadequate provisions for compensation of the victims of violence.
After deliberations, the bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Human Rights and Legal Matters to report back within Six weeks.
Similarly, the Senate has also urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency take measures to fight the current food insecurity in Nigeria, outline measures to combat the situation and address the people on steps taken.
This is sequel to a motion title ” urgent need to address food insecurity and market exploitation of consumables in Nigeria”, sponsored by Senator Karimi Sunday, Kogi West, co-sponsored by Senator Ali Ndume, Senate Whip.
In his lead debate, Karimi noted that in the last few months, the price of goods and household consumables have been on an abysmal rise in the country, leading to a high rate of inflation, weakened buying power and general worsening of living conditions of vast majority of Nigerians.
In his contributions, Senator Ahmed Lawan, Yobe North, stresses the need for Senate to engage the Executive immediately to ensure food flood in Nigeria.
In his response, Senator Mustapha Saliu, explained the reason for the delay in arrival of trucks carrying fertilizer for distribution to states and lawmakers for their constituencies.
Further response to this, Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio expressed concern over the high rate of food insecurity in the country, adding that the Federal Government must find solution to it.
Recall that the Federal Government has proposed sixty trucks of fertilizer for each state of the federation and two trucks for each Senator in their respective Senatorial district.
Meanwhile the Senate has confirmed the nomination of Dr. Matthew Olumide for the appointment as the Director General National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA).
