The Senate Press Corps has voted the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau Jibrin, as the most outstanding occupant of the position since 1999, citing his sponsorship of 49 bills in the first 40 months of the 10th National Assembly.
The award, presented on Tuesday, was based on Barau’s legislative output, with five of the 49 bills already passed by the National Assembly and assented to by the President.
The corps, comprising journalists who have covered the National Assembly since June 1999, also cited Barau’s experience as chairman of the Appropriations Committee in both the House of Representatives and the Senate at different times.
It noted that among the five Nigerians who had occupied the position since 1999, Barau was the only one to have served in that capacity in both chambers of the National Assembly.
His position as Deputy Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament was another factor that distinguished him
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