•Set to probe diversion of $400m polio fund.
The Senate has passed a motion for the reintroduction of toll gates on federal roads in the country.
The motion, titled 'Need for the Re-establishment of Toll Gates On Our Federal
Highways,' was moved Senator Suleiman Nazif, representing Bauchi-North Senatorial District, during Tuesday's plenary.
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Meanwhile, The Senate on Monday said it was set to probe the alleged diversion of the $1.5m special intervention funds from the Federal Government to states for polio eradication.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Primary Health Care and Communicable Diseases, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, at a press conference to commemorate the World Polio Day on Monday, also announced that the Senate would soon begin an open investigation into the alleged abuse of the global fund for polio in Nigeria.
Geneva-based Global Alliance for Vaccines and
Immunisation had indicted Nigeria for allegedly misusing funds meant for immunising millions of children against polio.
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