Rose Oko Tops Other Cross River Senators With 7 Sponsored Bills

An independent report by Daily Trust has
revealed that Cross River State female
senator representing northern senatorial
district on the upper legislative chamber,
Senator Rose Okoji Oko topped other
senators in the state with seven bills to
her record.



Senator Oko, who sponsored seven bills in
the two years of the current 8th Senate is
closely followed by Senator Owan Enoh
representing central senatorial district
with five bills, while Senator Gershom
Basset of southern senatorial district
sponsored one bill.



The report by the national newspaper,
titled “HOW ACTIVE IS YOUR SENATOR”
revealed that the review showed that only
33 of the senators had some of their bills
passed with Ali Ndume (APC, Borno)
topping the list with 47 bills, according to
official documents analysed by Daily Trust.



Aside from having the highest number of
bills passed, Ndume who was the Senate
Leader until January this year topped the
chart of bills sponsorship with 64 bills.



Ndume is serving a 6-month suspension
slammed on him by the upper chamber.



In terms of sponsorship of bills, next to
Ndume was the Deputy Leader, Bala Ibn
Na’Allah (APC, Kebbi) who had 19 bills,
followed by Adeola Olamilekan (APC,
Lagos) 16 and Andy Uba (APC, Anambra)
with 15 bills.




Stella Odua (PDP, Anambra), Dino Melaye
(APC, Kogi), and Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan
(APC, Yobe) have 14 bills each.



Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano) and Biodun
Olujimi (PDP, Ekiti) had 13 bills each,
followed by Babajide Omoworare (APC,
Osun) who sponsored 12 bills.



Former Anambra State Governor Theodore
Orji (PDP, Abia), Mao Ohuabunwa (PDP,
Abia), and Obinna Ogba (PDP, Ebonyi)
sponsored 11 bills each.



While Isah Misau (APC, Bauchi) and Philip
Aduda (PDP, FCT) have 10 bills each, the
trio of Ben Murray-Bruce (PDP, Bayelsa),
Umaru Kurfi (APC, Katsina) and David
Umaru (APC, Niger) sponsored nine bills
each.



Ekweremadu who had no bill last year has
eight bills now, while Ibrahim Gobir (APC,
Sokoto) also has eight bills.



Senators Samuel Egwu (PDP, Ebony), Shehu
Sani (APC, Kaduna), Abdullahi Adamu (APC,
Nasarawa), Olarenwaju Tejuosho (APC,
Ogun), Buhari Abdulfatai (APC, Oyo) and
Adesoji Akanbi (APC, Oyo) sponsored
seven bills each.


Others with seven bills are Barnabas
Gemade (APC, Benue), Rose Oko (PDP,
Cross River), Francis Alimikhena (APC, Edo),
Matthew Urhoghide (PDP, Edo),
Chukuwuka Utazi (PDP, Enugu), Hope
Uzodinma (PDP, Imo), Kabiru Gaya (APC,
Kano), Olugbenga Ashafa (APC, Lagos) and
Tijjani Yahaya Kaura (APC, Zamfara).



Those with five bills each are: Aliyu
Wamakko (APC, Sokoto), John Enoh (PDP,
Cross River), Peter Nwaboshi (PDP, Delta),
Gilbert Nnaji (PDP, Enugu), Samuel
Anyanwu (PDP, Imo), Buruji Kashamu (APC,
Ogun), Robert Boroffice (APC, Ondo), Rafiu
Ibrahim (APC, Kwara) and Joshua Dariye
(APC, Plateau).


The senators with four bills are Nelson
Effiong (APC, Akwa Ibom), Suleiman Nazif
(APC, Bauchi), Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta),
Duro Faseyi (PDP, Ekiti), Joshua Lidani (PDP,
Gombe), Bukar Mustapha (APC, Katsina),
Shaaba Lafiagi (APC, Kwara) and Oluremi
Tinubu (APC, Lagos).



Senators Ali Wakili (APC, Bauchi), Baba
Kaka Bashir Garbai (APC, Borno), Bassey
Albert Akpan (PDP, Akwa Ibom), Clifford
Ordia (PDP, Edo), Muhammad Shitu (APC,
Jigawa), Abu Ibrahim (APC, Katsina),
Adamu Aliero (APC, Kebbi), Ali Sabi
Abdullahi (APC, Niger), Gbolahan Dada (APC,
Ogun), Tayo Alasoadura (APC, Ondo),
Monsurat Sunmonu (APC, Oyo) and
Muhammed Hassan (PDP, Yobe) had
sponsored three bills each.


Lawmakers with two bills are: Abdul Aziz
Nyako (APC, Adamawa), Ahmad Abubakar
(APC, Adamawa), Godswill Akpabio (PDP,
Akwa Ibom), Foster Ogola (PDP, Bayelsa),
James Manager (PDP, Delta), Fatima Raji-
Razaki (PDP, Ekiti), Abubakar Gumel (APC,
Jigawa), Danjuma La’ah (PDP, Kaduna),
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (APC, Kano),
Ahmed Ogembe (PDP, Kogi), Olusola
Adeyeye (APC, Osun), Emmanuel Bwacha
(PDP, Taraba) and Kabir Marafa (APC,
Zamfara).



The review showed that Saraki, Mark,
Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP, Abia), Binta Masi
Garba (APC, Adamawa), Paulker Emmanuel
(PDP, Bayelsa), Abubakar Kyari (APC,
Borno), Gershom Bassey (PDP, Cross River),
Sonni Ogbuoji (PDP, Ebonyi), Benjamin
Uwajumogu (APC, Imo), Suleiman Hunkuyi
(APC, Kaduna), Yahaya Abdullahi (APC,
Kebbi), Atai Aidoko Usman (PDP, Kogi),
Philip Gyunka (PDP, Nasarawa), Suleiman
Adokwe (PDP, Nasarawa), and Yusuf
Abubakar Yusuf (APC, Taraba) sponsored
one bill each.