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AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BY DISTINGUISHED SENATOR BASSEY ALBERT AKPAN; CHAIRMAN, SENATE COMMITTEE ON GAS, AT THE INAUGURAL SESSION HELD IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX ON TUESDAY, 24TH NOVEMBER, 2015 Protocols: I want to, personally, and on behalf of all distinguished members of this Committee, thank the leadership of the Senate for finding us worthy to serve in the present capacity. Although, al l Committees of the Senate are equal in every respect, the Senate Committee on Gas is however distinct in a way. It is special not for any other reason than for the nature of its critical responsibility to our country’s energy formation. Sen. Bassey Albert Akpan (OBA) As a Committee of the 8th Assembly, our mandate and related activities are derived from Rule 98(29) of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 (As Amended) pursuant to Section 62(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Specifically, we are bound to legislate and oversight on exploration and ...

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS OF JONATHAN ADMINISTRATION DEMOCRACY AT WORK In response to the challenges of military dictatorship in Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was formed by like-minded individuals to mobilize Nigerians to build a nation responsive to the aspirations of its people. In the past 15 years, the Peoples Democratic Party has been at the center of democratic governance in the country.  Within this numbers of years, many has attempted to discredited PDP government as not making any achievable impacts since 1999 but it is worthy to note   that the Party has deliver on its mandate in line with the vision of the founding fathers and its manifesto. From President Olusegun Obasanjo to the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and now President Goodluck Jonathan administration, PDP had recorded landmark achievements in all sectors of the economy. From the onset, Obasanjo was able to attract technocrats and Nigerian expatriates to his administration...