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A report released by a non-governmental organisation, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), 51% of Nigeria's current crop of senators have been bench warmers for the past year.
The report focused on Bill Charts in the upper legislative chamber, says 53 out of the 103 members of the 8th senate spent the past year without sponsoring a bill of their own.
Drawn from PDP and APC, the list of legislators yet to sponsor any bill includes ranking and new senators.
Leading the pack are former Senate President and longest-serving senator in the Fourth Republic, David Mark (PDP, Benue South);
George Akume (APC, Benue North West);
Yele Omogunwa (PDP, Ondo South),
Sola Adeyeye (APC, Osun Central),
Monsurat Sunmonu (APC, Oyo Central)
Adesoji Akanbi (APC, Oyo South).
Enyinaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South),
Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East),
Godswill Akpabio (PDP, Akwa-Ibom North West),
Nelson Effiong (PDP, Akwa-Ibom South),
Foster Ogola (PDP, Bayelsa West),
John Enoh (PDP, Cross River Central),
Gershom Bassey (PDP, Cross River South),
James Manager (PDP, Delta South),
Clifford Ordia (PDP, Edo Central),
Lanre Tejuoso (APC, Ogun Central),
Gbolahan Dada (APC, Ogun West),
Ahmed Ogembe (PDP, Kogi Central),
Phillip Gyunka (PDP, Nasarawa North),
Suleiman Adokwe (PDP, Nasarawa South),
Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa West),
Aliyu Abdullahi (APC, Niger North),
Garba Mohammed (APC, Niger South),
Jeremiah Useni (PDP, Plateau South East),
Jonah Jang (PDP, Plateau North).
Abdul Aziz Nyako (APC, Adamawa Central),
Binta Garba (APC, Adamawa North),
Ahmad Abubakar (APC, Adamawa South),
Ali Wakili (APC, Bauchi South),
Abubakar Kyari (APC, Borno North),
Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central),
Bayero Nafada (APC, Gombe North),
Yusuf Susuf (APC, Taraba Central)
Danladi Abubakar (PDP, Taraba North),
Emmanuel Bwacha (PDP, Taraba South),
Bukar Abba Ibrahim (APC, Yobe East),
Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North),
Mohammed Hassan (PDP, Yobe South),
Mohammed Sabo (APC, Jigawa South West),
Muhammad Shitu (APC, North East),
Abdullahi Gumel (APC, Jigawa North West),
Dajuma La’ah (PDP, Kaduna South),
Suleiman Hunkuyi (APC, Kaduna North),
Rabiu Kwankwaso (APC, Kano Central),
Abu Ibrahim (APC, Katsina South),
Mustapha Bukar (APC, Katsina North),
Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi Central),
Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North),
Ibrahim Abdullahi (APC, Sokoto South),
Kabir Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central)
Ahmad Sani (APC, Zamfara West).
The remaining two senators, Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu, are presiding officers.
According London's The Economist magazine, Nigerian legislators are better paid than their British, American or any other counterparts as a factor of GDP per capita.
Nigerian Senators get N607,920 for utilities as against N397,042; newspaper/periodicals, N303,960; house maintenance allowance for senators is N101,320; and a wardrobe allowance of N506,600.
The report focused on Bill Charts in the upper legislative chamber, says 53 out of the 103 members of the 8th senate spent the past year without sponsoring a bill of their own.
Drawn from PDP and APC, the list of legislators yet to sponsor any bill includes ranking and new senators.
Leading the pack are former Senate President and longest-serving senator in the Fourth Republic, David Mark (PDP, Benue South);
George Akume (APC, Benue North West);
Yele Omogunwa (PDP, Ondo South),
Sola Adeyeye (APC, Osun Central),
Monsurat Sunmonu (APC, Oyo Central)
Adesoji Akanbi (APC, Oyo South).
Enyinaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia South),
Samuel Anyanwu (PDP, Imo East),
Godswill Akpabio (PDP, Akwa-Ibom North West),
Nelson Effiong (PDP, Akwa-Ibom South),
Foster Ogola (PDP, Bayelsa West),
John Enoh (PDP, Cross River Central),
Gershom Bassey (PDP, Cross River South),
James Manager (PDP, Delta South),
Clifford Ordia (PDP, Edo Central),
Lanre Tejuoso (APC, Ogun Central),
Gbolahan Dada (APC, Ogun West),
Ahmed Ogembe (PDP, Kogi Central),
Phillip Gyunka (PDP, Nasarawa North),
Suleiman Adokwe (PDP, Nasarawa South),
Abdullahi Adamu (APC, Nasarawa West),
Aliyu Abdullahi (APC, Niger North),
Garba Mohammed (APC, Niger South),
Jeremiah Useni (PDP, Plateau South East),
Jonah Jang (PDP, Plateau North).
Abdul Aziz Nyako (APC, Adamawa Central),
Binta Garba (APC, Adamawa North),
Ahmad Abubakar (APC, Adamawa South),
Ali Wakili (APC, Bauchi South),
Abubakar Kyari (APC, Borno North),
Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central),
Bayero Nafada (APC, Gombe North),
Yusuf Susuf (APC, Taraba Central)
Danladi Abubakar (PDP, Taraba North),
Emmanuel Bwacha (PDP, Taraba South),
Bukar Abba Ibrahim (APC, Yobe East),
Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North),
Mohammed Hassan (PDP, Yobe South),
Mohammed Sabo (APC, Jigawa South West),
Muhammad Shitu (APC, North East),
Abdullahi Gumel (APC, Jigawa North West),
Dajuma La’ah (PDP, Kaduna South),
Suleiman Hunkuyi (APC, Kaduna North),
Rabiu Kwankwaso (APC, Kano Central),
Abu Ibrahim (APC, Katsina South),
Mustapha Bukar (APC, Katsina North),
Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi Central),
Yahaya Abdullahi (APC, Kebbi North),
Ibrahim Abdullahi (APC, Sokoto South),
Kabir Marafa (APC, Zamfara Central)
Ahmad Sani (APC, Zamfara West).
The remaining two senators, Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy Ike Ekweremadu, are presiding officers.
According London's The Economist magazine, Nigerian legislators are better paid than their British, American or any other counterparts as a factor of GDP per capita.
Nigerian Senators get N607,920 for utilities as against N397,042; newspaper/periodicals, N303,960; house maintenance allowance for senators is N101,320; and a wardrobe allowance of N506,600.
