Tag: Senator Abba Moro

Senator Abba Moro concludes Agricultural Training, empowers 200 constituents

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, has successfully concluded a week-long training program on Agricultural Value Chain Skills Acquisition for 200 constituents. The program, held in Abuja, aimed to equip unemployed participants with practical knowledge and skills in agro-allied businesses. At the closing ceremony on Friday, Senator Moro emphasized the importance of agriculture as a viable alternative to white-collar jobs, urging beneficiaries to leverage the sector’s vast opportunities. “This training was designed to provide you with the tools needed to be self-reliant…

Senate sets up committee to address controversies in Tax Reform Bills

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Nigerian Senate has constituted a special committee to address contentious issues in the proposed tax reform bills, following widespread opposition from stakeholders. The committee, chaired by Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South), was announced during Wednesday’s plenary session by Deputy Senate President Barau I. Jibrin (APC, Kano North), who presided over the sitting. The committee has been tasked with engaging the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the executive arm of government, and other critical stakeholders to resolve the grey areas in the bills before a public hearing is…

Senator Abba Moro Mourns Late Chief Of Army Staff, says He was A Gallant Officer

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Patrick Moro on behalf of the senate minority caucus,has mourned the passing of the late Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Taoheed Lagbaja.   Lagbaja died on Wednesday after a brief illness.   Senator Moro described the late COAS as a gallant and successful officer who gave his all to the country and died in active service.   The Senate Minority Leader said Gen. Lagbaja’s time as Chief of Army Staff saw a great push against terrorism,…

Senate Minority Leader,Abba Moro distributes Drugs to Benue South Healthcare Centers

Lukman Laleye Babalola

As part of his efforts to improve the health care needs of his constituents, the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro, on Tuesday distributed drugs worth millions of naira for healthcare centers in parts of the senatorial district.   Senator Moro said the drugs were procured to bridge medical gaps in the senatorial district, especially with the rising costs of drugs. He charged health workers in the benefiting healthcare centers to make proper use of the drugs and ensure that the rural populace…

PDP Senators move to resolve crisis in PDP, appeal for calm

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Following the recent development in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), senators elected on the platform of the party, on Thursday took a bold step towards resolving the crisis.   Addressing the press after a closed door session, the Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro said the PDP caucus acknowledged the crisis in the party and had resolved to work with all the critical stakeholders with a view to ending the crisis and restoring peace.   The caucus appealed to all aggrieved persons to sheathe their swords for the sake of…

North Central Development Commission establishment bill passes 2nd reading in Senate

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The bill seeking the establishment of North Central Development Commission (NCDC), being sponsored by the Senator representing Benue South Senatorial District and Senate Minority Leader, Comrade Abba Moro and co-sponsored by all the senators from North Central, on Wednesday, passed Second Reading on the floor of the senate.   The bill, which passed First Reading on the 5th of October, 2023, was first sponsored in the 9th Senate by Senator Moro where it passed First and Second Readings but could not get presidential assent before the expiration of the 9th…

Senate knocks Benue Govt over dissolution of LG Councils ….. Asks FG to withhold Allocation of affected LGAs

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The Nigerian Senate Friday condemned in the strongest terms the arbitrary dissolution of the democratically elected Local Government Councils in Benue State and other states of the Federation. The Senate also urged the Federal government to through the Ministry of Finance withhold Statutory Allocation to the Local Government Council not democratically elected. These resolutions were reached following the adoption of a motion on the “Urgent Need to Halt the Erosion of Democracy: The Dissolution of Elected Councils in Benue State”, sponsored by Senator Abba Moro. In his submission, Senator Moro…

JUST IN : Abba Moro emerges Senate Minority Leader, Osita Ngwu becomes Minority Whip

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The Nigerian Senate has announced Senator Abba Moro (PDP, Benue South) as Senate Minority Leader of the 10th Assembly and Osita Ngwu of PDP Enugu West as Minority Chief Whip.   Moro who is from Benue State in North Central was nominated and confirmed by the opposition party in the red chamber.   He succeeded Senator Simon Davou Mwadkwon of Plateau North Senatorial district recently booted out of the Senate by the Appeal Court.     The lawmakers in the Peoples Democratic Party agreed to zone the position to the…

Defections: Lawmakers predict trouble for APC ahead 2023

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With the defections, last week, of four Senators from the APC to the Peo­ples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the Labour Party (LP), some federal lawmakers have predicted difficult times ahead for the ruling party in the buildup to the 2023 polls.   The spread of lawmakers in the Upper Chamber is now APC 66, with PDP, Young Peo­ple’s Party (YPP), All Progres­sives Grand Alliance (APGA), NNPP and LP members of the minority parties standing at 43.   At the resumption of plena­ry on June…

North Central Commission establishment bill passes second reading in Senate

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A Bill for an Act to establish North Central Development Commission (NCDC), passed second reading on the floor of Nigerian Senate on Thursday. The NCDC Bill, being Sponsored by Senator Abba Moro (Benue South), is coming barely two years, when the North East Development Commission (NEDC) was established by the Federal Government and barely 24 hours when the Bill for establishing North West Development Commission (NWDC) passed second reading at the Senate. The Bill seeks to establish a Commission responsible for receiving and managing funds allocated by the Federal Government…