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• Sponsors 42 Bills in 36 months
The media office of the Deputy President of the Senate, Barau I. Jibrin, has announced that the senator sponsored a total of 42 bills over a period of three years, from June 13, 2023, to June 13, 2026, raising the bar in the 10th Senate.
By the record, Senator Barau, who represents Kano North Senatorial District, has emerged as the most active lawmaker in the 10th Senate in terms of private member bill sponsorship.
A statement by the Special Adviser to the Deputy President of the Senate on Media and Publicity, Ismail Mudashir, said the bills are multi-sectoral, covering education, industry, the economy, constitutional amendment, governance, and development, among others.
The Parliamentarian Magazine, a publication of the media office of the Deputy President of the Senate, in its edition marking the third anniversary of the inauguration of the 10th Senate, reports that of the 42 bills, five have been passed.
The breakdown, according to the statement, shows that Senator Barau sponsored 13 bills in 2023, nine bills in 2024, 17 bills in 2025 and three bills in 2026.
It noted that the five bills sponsored by the Deputy Senate President that have been passed include that of the North West Development Commission, National Identity Management Commission (Repeal & Enactment), Agricultural Research Council Act (Amendment) Federal Medical Centre, Gwarzo, Kano State (Establishment) and Federal University of Science and Technology Kabo (Establishment).
”Sponsoring 42 bills in three years is, without doubt, a colossal legislative feat. Senator Barau, fondly called ‘Maliya’, has always been known as someone who raises the bar to enviable heights in all his endeavours.
“The Deputy Senate President has achieved this alongside the demanding duties of supporting the Senate President in providing leadership for the Senate.
“At the sub-regional legislature, the ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Barau as the First Deputy Speaker has been playing a key role in the leadership of the regional assembly,” the statement added.
