The lawmaker, however, said the committee was dissatisfied with the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 budget.
The National Assembly, through the House, is getting one more chance to redeem itself from the eloquent scandal charmingly expressed by the Senate committee chairman.
Senators from the northern region have objected to a bill to ban open grazing and stop the movement of herders and their cows.
Mr Zam urged the Senate not to pay lip-service to the clashes between sedentary farmers and nomadic herders.
The Presidency has faulted Abdul Ningi’s (PDP-Bauchi Central) claim about padding the 2024 budget.
He said that he decided to withdraw the petition despite glaring electoral malpractices.
Declaring the result, the Returning Officer, Rufus Shaa’ato, said Mr Zam polled 143,151 votes to beat Mr Ortom, who polled 106,882 votes, while Mark Gbillah of the Labour Party (LP) polled 51,950
