Bala Ibn Na'Allah

Bala Ibn Na'Allah (born June 2, 1967 in Zuru, Kebbi State) is a Nigerian politician and the Deputy Majority leader in the Nigerian senate.[1] He is the senator representing Kebbi South Senatorial seat in the Senate of Nigeria. In 2003 he was elected into the House of Representatives of Nigeria for two terms consecutively which ended in 2011.[2][3]

Bala Ibn Na'Allah
Senate Deputy Majority Leader
Senator for Kebbi South
In office
2016 – Incumbent
Personal details
BornJune 2, 1967
Zuru, Kebbi State
Political partyAll Progressives Congress
ProfessionPolitician

In 2015, he contested in the 2015 Nigerian general elections representing Kebbi South in the senate and was elected into office under the All Progressives Congress political party.[4]

Controversial bill

In 2015, Bala Ibn Na'Allah sponsored his first bill in the senate. The bill was titled "A Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and other Matters Connected therewith", the bill was said to be an anti social media bill that would have sanctions on critics who criticized public officeholders without petitions accompanied with sworn court affidavits or risk facing six months in jail. The bill however was never passed.[5][6][7]

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References
  1. Oyeyipo, Deji Elumoye and Shola (February 10, 2019). "Nigeria: National Assembly Members in Crucial Popularity Test Next Saturday". This Day (Lagos). Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  2. Odewale, Taiye (February 18, 2019). "66 senators battle to return February 23". Blueprint. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  3. Published. "Absence of principal officers stalls Senate plenary". Punch Newspapers. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  4. "APC candidates win Senate in Kebbi South, central". Premium Times Nigeria. March 31, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  5. "Nigerian Senate pushes social media clampdown bill, hits back at critics". Premium Times Nigeria. December 3, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  6. siteadmin (December 3, 2015). "Nigeria: Bill Proposing Two-Year Prison Term For "False Allegations" On Social Media Passes 2nd Reading In Senate". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
  7. siteadmin (December 10, 2015). "Social Media And Its Senate Malcontents By Is'haq Modibbo Kawu". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved February 18, 2019.


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