The Spokesman and Chairman of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Committee on Information, Mohammed Omadefu has listed the achievements of the 6th Assembly
He said that the State Assembly topped the chart of State Houses of Assembly that passed into law the highest number of bills in Nigeria.
Speaking to journalists in Lafia the state capital, Omadefu while x-raying the performance of the 6th Assembly as the present political dispensation is gradually coming to an end.
“Aside legislation, the House has written its name in the fight against corruption where state public officers accused of soiling their hands in misappropriation and malpractices were either sacked or punished.
“Aside oversight functions where abnormalities from ministries, agencies and parastatals were corrected, the House is boosting of having the highest bills in its archive more than any state assemblies in the country with over 60 bills.
“Even though the present assembly is still looking forward to increasing the tally of its bills before its tenure winds out, the house resolutions on contemporary human related issues will not be forgotten in a hurry and the most recent is its resolution asking the state government to declare a state of emergency in public primary schools due to collapse of the system,“ he said.
On the performance of 2022 budget, the Spokesman of the House, buttressed the position of the state Governor that a lot has been achieved, envisaging that this year’s budget will be an impactful one since ministries, agencies and parastatals were engaged by the House during the budget defence.
Omadefu said under his watch significant bills have been worked on and most recently, are those transforming the state taxation and information systems.
He noted that the ministry of information, Nasarawa Broadcasting Service, Recreational and Tourism outfits in the state fall under the standing committee on Information and recently during budget defence, the committee warned against unnecessary interference in the business of the state broadcast station NBS.
The Chairman added that the legislators are off the chamber for recess and are expected back on the 6th of February on whether their resumption will be impactful since almost all of them are seeking reelection in the forthcoming general elections, only time shall tell.
The present 6th Assembly was constituted on the 10th of June 2019 and has less than 6 months to complete its tenure.
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