Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki has reaffirmed the commitment of the National Assembly under his watch to President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s war against corruption.
He said the Senate has demonstrated such commitment through interventions on many alleged corrupt transactions such as its swift investigation and adoption of a report on the management of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) that saved the nation about N7billion and the exposure of the inconsistencies in the 2016 budget.
Saraki cited the report he presented to the last Senate on the over N1trillion fuel subsidy scam that never saw the light of the day. He added that Nigerians would in the next few weeks be availed of the details of the National Assembly budget, which will be a departure from the tradition of having one line item budget.
He further stated that the Senate has embarked on series of legislative interventions to create a conducive environment for the private sector.
”Few days ago, we received a report on the laws that need to be amended in order of priority importance to ease doing business and overall private sector participation in the stimulation of Nigeria’s economy. We will soon commence the implementation of the recommendations in the report in addition to pushing for the amendment of the Procurement Act to stimulate and protect our local industries,” he assured.
