Saraki hails Senate for passing 201 Bills


•Senators go on recess 
SENATE President Bukola Saraki has hailed his colleagues in the 8th Senate for their support and hard work  that allowed the Upper Legislative Chamber to reach the milestone of passing 201st Bill yesterday.
In a tweet on his personal handle (@Bukolasaraki), the Senate President said: “As of today, the Senate has passed 201 Bills. We still have 15 months to go, yet, we have reached this milestone. I would like to thank my distinguished colleagues for their hard work and cooperation over the last 33 months.”
The 5th Senate (2003 to 2007) passed 129 Bills in all; the 6th Senate (2007 to 2011) passed 72 Bills and the 7th Senate (2011 to 2015) had a total of 129 Bills.
The Senate yesterday gone on recess till April 10 because of Easter celebration.
A motion for the holiday was moved by Leader Bala Na’Allah.
Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu urged his colleagues not to relent in praying for the nation.
“This is an opportunity for me to wish all of you and everyone a happy Easter and please let’s use the remaining period of the Lent to pray for our country for God to intervene in our lives and ensure that all these killings will stop and our economy would pick up and we will continue to leave in unity and there would be progress all round.
“We believe that God would hear our prayers this period and wish everyone a happy Easter and look forward to seeing you again on April 10,” he said.

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