Thread by @YemieFash

A lot has been said but none of these can invalidate the fact that the @bukolasaraki led 8th assembly is the most productive National Assembly since our return to Democracy in 1999, let me highlight a few of their accomplishments to buttress my assertion. ISSA THREAD !

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1: In 2016, the @BukolaSaraki led 8th @NGRSenate initiated the first-ever National Assembly Joint Public Hearing on the budget. The 3-day Public Hearing was to give the public an opportunity to weigh-in on the Appropriations Bill.

2: To make the budget process more transparent, for the first time since 1999, the @bukolasaraki les 8th @NGRSenate laid the national budget together with its details when it passed the 2017 Appropriations Bill.

3: In 2017, two years before the election, the @NGRSenate passed the most comprehensive electoral reform Bill in the country which is aimed at creating more transparency, efficiency and accountability in Nigeria’s electoral process.

4: The @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate broke the PIB Jinx by passing the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill. It has now conducted the Public Hearing of three other part of the PIB: the Fiscal Bill, the Host Communities Bill and the Administrative Bill.

5: The @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate passed a ‘Made in Nigeria’ amendment to the Public Procurement Act to give Nigerian businesses an edge over their foreign counterparts in the government’s procurement process.

6: The @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate unveiled the first ever comprehensive legislative economic reform agenda to aid the ease of doing business in Nigeria and promote more opportunities for private sector participation in Nigeria’s economy.

7: With the passage of the re-enactment of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, the @bukolasaraki les 8th @NGRSenate passed the biggest business reform Bill in Nigeria. 
This Bill will reduce the cost of opening and operating businesses in the country!

8: With the passage of the #NotTooYoungToRun Bill, the @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate has ensured that more young Nigerians can now actively participate in politics and governance!

9: The @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate has passed 5 Anti-Corruption Bills that are aimed at ensuring that Nigeria's institutions and public office holders are more transparent and accountable to the people.

The 5 Anti-Corruption Bills passed by the 8th Senate are: the Whistleblower Bill; the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit Bill; the Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill; the Witness Protection Bill; and the Federal Audit Services Commission Bill.

10: The @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate passed a clause in the 2018 Appropriation Bill that will ensure that 1% of the CRF is used to establish a Basic Healthcare Fund. This will provide access to primary healthcare for ALL 180million Nigerians!

11: In May 2018, the 8th @NGRSenate's and Senate President @bukolasaraki's intervention led to the suspension of the six-week JOHESU strike that shut down government owned healthcare facilities across the nation.

12: In 2016, the 8th @NGRSenate passed the Sexual Harassment in Tertiary Education Institution (Prohibition) Bill to curb the rising rates of sexual harassment and abuse of students in our institutions of learning.

13: In 2016, the @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate passed the North East Development Commission  Act which establishes a commission tasked with the rebuilding and rehabilitating the North East and resettling the millions of IDPs across the nation.

14: In 2016, the @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate stopped the planned data price hike by telecommunications companies by directing the the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to immediately suspend any planned increase in data prices.

15: Due to the 'Access to Credit' Bills passed by the @bukolasaraki led 8th @NGRSenate (which have been signed into law), in October 2017, the World Bank rated Nigeria among the top 10 most improved economies in its 2016/2017 Doing Business Report.

16: Due to the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Victims of Gunshots Act passed by the 8th @NGRSenate, all Nigerians with gunshot wound will now be able to receive immediate medical treatment instead of having to file police reports first.

While the Legislative arm of Nigerian government led by @bukolasaraki has been doing what they were elected to do, the executive arm led by President @MBuhari keep giving excuses for doing nothing and blaming former President @GEJonathan for all their failures.

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