WE DON’T HAVE THE LUXURY OF TIME IN THE FACE OF PROFOUND CHALLENGES- SAYS SPEAKER 26-09-23
By Sadiq Aminu The Speaker of the house of Representatives Dr Tajudeen Abbas, says the House does not have the luxury of time in the face of profound national challenges.
Speaking on the floor of the house at plenary, Dr Abbas stated that the house must do everything within its powers to champion causes towards addressing the yearnings of Nigerians.
He observed that since government has been fully formed with the inauguration of Ministers and Committees constituted in the two chambers of the National Assembly, they have no time to spare in delivering results to the people.
“On this score, our goals are clear, our determination unrivalled. We must key into the Legislative Agenda of this House as a roadmap towards navigating our numerous challenges. Our bills, motions, resolutions, actions and more should mirror the Legislative Agenda being a joint product between the House and citizens.
Dr Abbas stressed the need to deploy the necessary legislative instruments to create jobs, ensure payment of living wages in the civil service, pull Nigerians out of poverty, address the prevailing infrastructure deficit, ensure the security of lives and property as well as affordable functional education.
The Speaker also announced that a committee on Monitoring and Evaluation has been created to supervise the activities of the Standing Committees of the house and advice the Leadership on the performance of the Committees, warning that any committee that fail to meet the benchmarks would be reconstituted.