Senate President Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday constituted a six member conference committee on Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB.
The six will be meeting with their counterpart in the House of Representatives to harmonise the recently passed PIB bill.
The members of the conference committee include: Senate Leader Yahaya Abdullahi – Chairman; Senators Mohammed Sabo – North West; Albert Bassey Akpan – South South; Danjuma Goje – North East; Opeyemi Bamidele – South West; Stella Oduah – South East; Gabriel Suswam – North Central.
In his charge to the members of the committee, Lawan said, “The conference committee will meet with our counterparts in the House, the House will also announce the composition of the conference committee, and we hope that they will swing into action immediately, so that we are able to have the final document of the PIB which we will transmit for the presidential assent.
“So, we expect our delegation here under the leadership of the Senate Leader to engage with our colleagues in the House of Representatives.”