A recent document revealed that from June 13, 2023, to March 14, 2024, twenty-five Nigerian Senators, including four former governors, have not sponsored any bills. Among the former governors who have not sponsored any bills are Senators Seriake Dickson (PDP-Bayelsa West), Adams Oshiomhole (APC-Edo North), Abdulaziz Yari (APC -Zamfara West), and Simon Lalong (APC – Plateau South). However, Lalong sponsored a motion on the Benin-Auchi Road and plans to present a bill soon.
Senator Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Aliyu Wammako (Sokoto), Abdulaziz Yari (Zamfara), Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto), Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), Ibrahim Dankwambo (Gombe), Abubakar Bello (Niger), Orji Kalu (Abia), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Adamu Aliero (Kebbi), Danjuma Goje (Gombe), Gbenga Daniel (Ogun), and Simon Lalong (Plateau) are the ex-governors in the Senate.
Despite not sponsoring any bills, nine other former governors have at least one bill each. Senator Orji Kalu has five bills, Senator Gbenga Daniel has four bills, while the others have two bills each. The immediate past governor of Niger State, Senator Abubakar Bello, has sponsored two bills, and the immediate past governor of Sokoto State, Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has sponsored one bill.
Political analysts have urged the former governors who have not sponsored any bills to step up their performance and contribute to the growth of their zones and Nigeria through impactful legislation.
