Barau bags award for sponsoring 49 bills
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Verified Synthesis~38s readDeputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin. photo: Hussaini Ibrahim 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.
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- ✦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.
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Tuesday: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.2023:The recognition comes amid his record of legislative activity since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023.2026:In June 2026, The PUNCH reported that Barau had sponsored 42 bills in the first three years of the Senate, with five receiving presidential assent.
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Verified Extract- Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin. photo: Hussaini Ibrahim 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.
Key Facts:Tuesday: 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.2023: The recognition comes amid his record of legislative activity since the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on June 13, 2023.2026: In June 2026, The PUNCH reported that Barau had sponsored 42 bills in the first three years of the Senate, with five receiving presidential assent.2023: A breakdown of the figures published in The Parliamentarian Magazine, a publication of the Deputy Senate President’s media office, showed that he sponsored 13 bills in 2023, nine in 2024, 17 in 2025 and three in 2026 within the period under review.
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The Senate Press Corps has voted Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, as the most outstanding since 1999 for sponsoring 49 bills in the 10th NASS.
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Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin. photo: Hussaini Ibrahim 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.
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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.
