The House of Representatives in Abuja on Wednesday received a bill to control small and light weapons from President Muhammadu Buhari.
Rep Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives while reading the letter from Buhari dated August 26, 2021, had said that the bill was for the consideration of the House.
He said that the bill to control small and light weapons, when operational, would help in the fight against the proliferation of light weapons.
Gbajabiamila said that the President also sent a letter on Aug 27 for a bill to repeal the Explosives Act of 1994.
Also, the President wrote a letter on August 24, 2021, seeking a concurrence approval for external borrowing for 2018 to 2021 to enable the Federal Government to complete its ongoing projects across the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the former member, Rep Lere Suleiman died in March in Kaduna State.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted a by-election into the constituency after the House had declared the seat vacant and notified the commission to conduct an election before it went on recess.
The by-election however saw Mohammed, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in the election.
- NAN
