Enang said “the bill could have been to amend and not to repeal the Insurance Broker Act of 2003.This bill is in direct clash with the existing Act.

“President of the Senate, this bill arrogates the power to the operators to operate and to regulate, we know this cannot be done,’’ he said

Also Abdul Ningi (PDP-Bauchi) also projected some of the short falls in the bill, adding that it required some fine tuning.

It was at this point that the President of the Senate, David Mark tactically came to the rescue of the bill by seeking the sponsor to stand it down to another legislative day.

“At this point it may be necessary for Senator Kaka to withdraw further presentation of the bill to seek further consultation,’’ Mark said.

Also stood down is a bill for an Act to establish the Nigerian Peace Corps (NPC) to train, educate and re-orient the youths of the nation.

Another bill for an Act to amend the treaties (making procedure) 2004 was also stood down.

It seeks to make the National Assembly as a mandatory part of the treaty-making procedure to all treaties entered into between Nigeria and other countries.

The Committee report on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions on allegation of wrongful dismissal against the police was deferred.

Also deferred was a report of the joint Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal matters and State and Local Government on Border Communities’ Development Agency Act.

Reported by News Agency of Nigeria