SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH.

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 SENATE ADJOURNS EMERGENCY PLENARY ON STATE POLICE OVER REP’S DEATH. The Senate today suspended consideration of the highly anticipated State Police Bill and all other legislative business at its emergency plenary session to honour the memory of Hon. Yaya Tongo, a member of the House of Representatives, whose death cast a sombre mood over the National Assembly. The upper chamber had reconvened from recess amid expectations that lawmakers would accelerate action on the proposed constitutional amendment seeking to establish state police across the federation, a measure widely seen as a major step in the ongoing effort to reform Nigeria’s security architecture. However, proceedings were cut short after Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced the death of Tongo, who represented the Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency of Gombe State in the House of Representatives. Hon. Tongo passed away at Nizamiye Hospital in Abuja on June 12, 2026, following a brief illness. His death triggered a...

TODAY THE 8TH SENATE PASSED THE WHISTLE BLOWER PROTECTION BILL.{PHOTO}

Image may contain: text       Today at the 8th Senate, we passed the Whistle Blower Protection Bill, which is another one of our Anti-Corruption Bills.
This Bill:
     1. Seeks to encourage and facilitate the disclosures of improper conduct by public officers and public bodies;
2. Ensures that people who make disclosures and persons who may suffer reprisals in relation to such disclosures are protected under the law; and
3. Ensures that people who make disclosures shall not​ be subject to victimization by their employers or by fellow employees.
This Bill will also protect the lives of those who risk themselves to expose corrupt practices in Nigeria.
Moving forward, the 8th Senate will continue to remain committed to the Anti-Corruption fight of this administration.
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