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Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki Moon, on
Monday held a special meeting with 12 heads of parliaments
from different parts of the world, including Nigeria's Senate
President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki to discuss the issue of
security problems in many countries and the resultant mass
displacement of people from their traditional abode. The
discussants agreed that the issues require global solutions.
The meeting which held at the UN headquarters as part of
activities scheduled to hold during the 4th United Nations
Conference for Parliamentary Heads In New York lasted for
over an hour, and was attended by parliamentary heads
from Italy, Switzerland, Vietnam, Kuwait, Lithuania and
Nigeria, among others.
Senator Saraki who briefed the press after the meeting said
Ban Ki Moon told the parliamentary heads that the UN view
with seriousness the issue of terrorism, rehabilitation of
Internally Displaced Persons and general insecurity which he
said further worsen the cases of poverty, underdevelopment
and disrespect for the dignity of human persons.
Saraki further stressed the important role of the Parliament
in providing proper oversight and ensuring accountability
and openness while enacting laws that will benefit their
constituents.
He maintained that peace, democracy and the rule of law
are central to ensuring sustainable development, and
reiterated his optimism that the new Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations would be
more successful than the Millennium Development Goals
( MDGs) because of the multi-stakeholder participatory
approach that the comity of nations through the United
Nations and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) are
adopting.
The Senate President said he came out of the meeting with
Ban Ki Moon more energized to get the much needed
support for the IDPs and those affected by terrorism in the
North Eastern part of his home country, Nigeria.
He further restated his pledge that when he gets back home,
the 8th Senate which he heads, will continue to work to
provide a legislative framework that will help to rebuild,
rehabilitate and reconstruct the violence-ravaged part of the
country.
Saraki who will address the plenary of the world conference
on Wednesday is also billed to hold bilateral meetings with
heads of parliaments of Britain, Germany and France.

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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Monday
congratulated Nigeria's senior basketball team, D'Tigers, for
emerging as African Champions for the first time in the
history of the continental tournament.
An elated Saraki, in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary,
Sanni Onogu in Abuja, said it was fulfilling that the Nigerian
team finally broke the jinx and made the nation proud at the
2015 African Basketball Championship held in Tunisia.
He said that D'Tigers' victory has rekindled the nation's hope
and confidence in the team, adding that, "beating Angola at
the finals of the 2015 Afro-basket Tournament with 74-65
was a superb performance. We are very happy for our team
that they have attained this feat," Saraki said.
The Senate President said the players have written their
names in the sands of time just as he challenged the team
and its technical crew to redouble their efforts so as to be
victorious in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, Brazil.
Saraki also assured Nigerians of the Senate's commitment to
the development of sports through relevant legislations and
appropriate budgetary allocations in order to further
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The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) in
line with a resolution passed by the Senate ordering it to
look into complaints by consumer of electricity over
indiscriminate billing has directed electricity Distribution
Companies (Discos) to urgently restructure their fixed
charges in order to ensure no Nigerian is made to pay for
electricity not consumed.

The Discos have also been directed to discontinue the
practice of bulk metering.

The Senate had in its resolution following a motion by
Senators Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North) and David Umaru (Niger
East) entitled: “Unfair trade practices of Electricity
Distribution Companies in Nigeria,” decried the fleecing of
Nigerians by Discos through fixed charges and bulk metering
among others.

The upper chamber had directed NERC to immediately
abolish fixed charges on electricity consumption, bulk
metering of villages and communities. The lawmakers
specifically ordered the NERC to immediately stop the
collection of fixed charges as well as ensure that the people
are not made to pay for energy not consumed.

The Commission in a seven-page response to the Senate's
query last week said it had asked the distribution companies
to find a way to restructure the fixed charge such that no
one would be made to pay for electricity not consumed.
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, NERC, Sam Amadi, who
signed the letter to the Senate, copy of which is available on
the commission's website regarding the fixed charges by
Discos, said even though the fixed charge collected was not
illegal; the commission had been able to intervene in the
matter.
Amadi said “In recognition of the negative impact of the
fixed charge, the commission has held several public
consultations to ascertain a measure that will guarantee
financial viability in the industry and not expose consumers
to paying for electricity not consumed.

“Based on the intervention of the Commission, the
distribution companies have agreed to find a way to
restructure the fixed charge such that a consumer who does
not receive electricity supply does not pay the fixed charge.

“This remodeling of the fixed charge will be part of the
ongoing tariff review process being conducted by the
distribution companies.

“NERC will continue to ensure that whatever model is
presented for its approval is fair and reasonable, and
ensures the survival of the new electricity market and
improves quality of supply to consumers," he stated.
On the vexed issue of bulk metering of customers, the
Commission said it is totally in agreement with the Senate
on the need to eliminate the sharp practice.
It said it supports the Senate's position that electricity
consumers be metered individually, even as it urged
customers to reject community bulk metering.
Amadi said: "The Commission agrees with the Senate's
position on the need to eliminate the practice of bulk billing
residential customers and replace the practice with
individual metering and billing.

"It is important to state that the Commission had previously
abolished bulk billing in its ruling on the VGC Case NO:
NERC/H/03/07. The case was brought by a customer against
the VGC Estate Management and the Eko Electricity
Distribution Company in 2008. The Commission ruled in
favour of the customer.

"The decision of the Commission stipulated that every
customer is expected to be metered individually irrespective
of the status of supply coming into the area and the class of
billing should be on R2 or as appropriately determined by
Disco.

He added that the Commission has however provided a
leeway for estimation in situations where residential meters
are not provided to customers.

"This is provided in the Estimated Billing Methodology
Regulation of the Commission," he said:
He added: "Communities who are placed on bulk billing
should reject it and insist on individual metering. The
Commission is in the process of completing public
consultation on a proposal to cap the amount an unmetered
customer can pay until he or she is metered.

"The proposal will also commit distribution companies to
strict deadline for metering of all its customers. In the
interim, the Commission has abolished connection of new
customers without meters."

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Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, again on
Tuesday took his quest for the urgent rehabilitation and
reconstruction of the North-East Zone now devastated by the
Boko Haram insurgents to the international community.
Saraki while while receiving the Ambassador of South Korea,
Mr. Noh Kyu-Duk, and the India High Commissioner to
Nigeria, Mr. A.R. Ghanashyam who visited him separately in
Abuja said rebuilding the North-east zone has become the
responsibility of the global community.
He lamented that the zone currently lacks functional
hospitals, schools and other social amenities that make like
worth living and specifically called on the two envoys and
their countries to assist in the rebuilding and rehabilitation
efforts of the Federal Government in the Northeast, which
will immediately follow the seizure of insurgency operations
in the area.
He stated that one of the major challenges confronting the
country is the insecurity caused by the Boko Haram.
"Nigerians are yearning for a move to address some key
issues such as the security challenges we are seeing in
Northeastern part of country. We went to visit the zone and
our observation was that there is need for rehabilitation and
reconstruction. They now lack schools, hospitals and houses.
All these need to be totally rebuilt in most of those places.",
he said.
"I think a lot of our friendly countries like yourself can play a
role in this great humanitarian support to see what you can
contribute to the development of the area because if we are
going to reconstruct the Northeast today, it cannot just be
from our regular inflows and revenues.
"I think it is a big responsibility for all our friends to see how
they can contribute in putting together an infrastructure
development fund that will go towards rebuilding the
Northeast. The rebuilding of the Northeast should be a
global responsibility", he said.
The Senate President also told his visitors that the Senate
under his leadership is currently reviewing extant laws and
also initiating new ones to make Nigeria an attractive
investment destination.
He said: "We are ready as the Eighth Senate, and one of our
legislative agenda that has been listed is reviewing all laws
that have to do with making Nigeria more attractive for
business people to do business, looking at legal instruments
that will also improve our commercial dispute resolution
and make people find Nigeria as a place that it will be easy
to do business."
He added that the Senate was also interested in how Nigeria
can deepen her trade relationship with South Korea and
India.
Earlier, the South Korean Ambassador, Mr. Kyu-Duk, noted
that the Senate President had already proved himself "as a
visionary leader who is set to achieve the change agenda
having delivered reforms and change in the areas of health,
education, agriculture, security, power and environment as
former Governor of Kwara State."
He added: "I am quite confident of your success in leading
this august representative body to reform malfunctioning
sectors of this country through proactive legislations. Nigeria
is a second home to me."
On his part, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr.
Ghanashyam, said his country desired improved business
relationship with Nigeria, having sustained mutual
understanding even before the two countries became
independent.
Apart from the establishment of healthcare and educational
facilities in the country, the envoy said that India is ready to
partner Nigeria to diversify her economy through agriculture
and the knowledge-based industry.o
Signed
The Media Office of the Senate President
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IN DEFENSE OF THE TRUTH: SAHARA REPORTERS SUSPICIOUS MOTIVES FOR ATTACKING DR. SARAKI

On Thursday, August 6th, 2015, SaharaReporters published a totally fabricated report entitled: "Nigeria's Senate President Saraki Lied In His Official Election Forms" on its website. In that dubious and utterly false report, SR alleged that the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, is not a Nigerian citizen. The article went further, based solely on suppositions to infer that Dr. Saraki intentionally avoided question 10 on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) form for candidates contesting National Assembly elections and by so doing must have sworn to an oath of allegiance to another country, such as United Kingdom, the report concluded. The article also suggested that the Senate President avoided stating his place of birth on the INEC form, and that he is intentionally concealing his UK citizenship to avoid being disqualified in any way from political office.

One is not unminful of the obvious fact that freedom of expression may be absolutely basic human right, but it is pertinent to state that it is not without limits. This obvious fact has brought to bear, what is the essence of journalism which is meant to educate, orientate and bring out the truth to ensure justice, equity and fairness in every human endeavor. Unfortunately, it seems the tenets of professional journalism means nothing to Sahara Reporters.

As it stands, a detailed perusal of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, clearly indicates that the point Sahara Reporters is attempting to raise is moot – especially with regards to holding UK citizenship. The ready question at hand to ask is; why Sahara Reporter has intentionally remained silent and avoided to look into the constitutional Provisions of right to hold dual citizenship, especially where the party in question holds Nigerian citizenship by birth. The second relevant question is, if in fact, the purpose of such a publication was for public interest, has Sahara Reporters carried out diligent investigation on the authenticity of its report before publication? If the answers to the above questions are in the negative, then the rationale behind the report is for obvious reasons.

For the avoidance of doubt and for record purposes, Section 25(1)(c) of the Nigerian Constitution discredit Sahara Reporters' argument that Dr. Saraki is ineligible for public office. The section clearly stipulates that “every person born outside Nigeria either of whose parents is a citizen of Nigeria” are considered “citizens of Nigeria by birth.” What this means is that even if the Senate President were born in the UK, he will qualify as a citizen of Nigeria by birth under S.25(1c) – citizen by birth through parentage.

Also, there has always been a flawed misconception on the issue of dual citizenship vis-a-vis a holder of public office in Nigeria. S.28 of the 1999 Constitution (as (amended) deals with this wherein it highlights the fact that only those who are Nigerians by registration or naturalization shall forfeit their citizenship if they acquire the citizenship of another country. It is important to state at this juncture that the requirement to forfeit Nigerian nationality/citizenship upon acquisition of the nationality/citizenship of another country, does not apply to persons who are Nigerians by birth within the definition of Section 25 of the Constitution. This section also acknowledges and protects the right to hold citizenship by birth of another country – as citizenship by birth is an inalienable right under the Constitution

Furthermore, to put this particular issue to rest, the import of S.66(1)(a) of the Constitution can not be underestimated. The section clearly states that: "Subject to S.28 of the Constitution, any body who has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of another country must be disqualified. The key word here is ‘voluntarily’, and is subject to the provisions of S.28, which protect the right to hold the citizenship of another country if such citizenship is acquired by birth.

In other words, Section 28 states clearly that dual citizenship is allowable where one qualifies as a Nigerian by Birth as contained in Section 25 (1) (a), (b) and (c) of the Constitution. The only instance in which forfeiture of citizenship becomes applicable under the Constitution is by holders of: i) citizenship by registration under Section 26; and ii) citizenship by naturalization, under Section 27 of the Constitution.

The Court of Appeal decision in the case of Dr. Willie Ogebide v. Mr. Arigbe Osula {2004} 12 NWLR Part 886 pp 127 paragraphs D-G says it all. Adeniji JCA reading the lead judgment held that:

Holding the citizenship of another country does not preclude, disqualify or nullify a person from having, acquiring or retaining Nigerian citizenship by birth. This is even more prevalent where such citizenship has been acquired by birth. Furthermore, there is no requirement for a dual citizen of Nigeria (by birth) and another country to renounce either citizenship.
In view of the above, holding dual citizenship does not mean that a public office holder, like the Senate President had earlier changed his nationality in the past; it simply means he has held both citizenships simultaneously without the need to acquire one after the other. As both were acquired by birth, the Senate President automatically had both citizenships ‘bestowed’ on him from the moment of his birth.

To this end, citizens of a country by birth do not need to swear to an oath of allegiance to that country; it is only citizenship acquired through naturalization and registration that have the requirement to take an oath of allegiance. Above all, there is no evidence that Dr. Saraki took an oath of allegiance or intentionally attempted to conceal his UK citizenship – especially as he has never denied holding the citizenship in question.

One is however uncomprensible, as it beats ordinary sense of imagination of how Sahara Reporters went to extent of producing and pasting fake UK passport claiming it to be that of Senator Bukola Saraki. What on earth would Sahara Reporters benefit from such "pull him down at all cost" syndrome? This is an indication that the online media outfit is out to tarnish the image of the President of the Senate. It is a confirmation of the fact that Sahara Reporters is doing the bidding of its pay masters which is well known to all and sundry as the man behind the scene will soon be exposed and brought to the public domain.

It is also of importance to state categorically here that Senator Saraki's UK passport as posted on the website of Sahara Reporters is a forged document that deserve thorough investigation by the UK Home and passport Office. Senator Saraki on the 19th of July 2015, has instructed his Solicitors in UK to write the UK Home Office to commence immediate investigation into this act of criminality .There is no doubt that this is a typical criminal offence against the State and also an act of defamation of character against the President of the Senate and whoever is found responsible should be prosecuted. The question that needs to be unravelled thereof by the UK Home and passport Office, among other things; where did Sahara Reporters get a forged or fake UK passport which it claims it belongs to Senator Saraki and decided to post same on its website?.

To this end, it is no longer shocking, based on the antecedents of Sahara Reporters, the extent to which Sahara Reporters and its sponsors are willing to go to malign the person of Senator Saraki; passing off a forged/fake document as authentic is no doubt a criminal offence in every jurisdiction. Now that the entire public has clarity on Sahara Reporters and it's criminal indulgence, Sahara Reporters needs to explain the source of this fake document to the UK Home Office. Sahara Reporters, its cronies, allies and sponsors must be ready to face the full course of law upon conclusion of the investigation by the UK Authorities. We hereby urge the public to remain vigilant and be watchful of reports and and stories published by Sahara Reporters as they may be laced with blatant lies, deceit and criminality devoid of any iota of truth. We shall make public, the outcome of the investigation by the UK Home office and passport office.

Bamikole Omishore
Special Assistant on New Media
Office of The Senate President

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