House Of Representatives Passes Critical Bills On Electricity, Audit Service, And More

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, praises the 10th House’s performance in the first six months since its inauguration on June 13, 2003…CONTINUE READING

During the vacation session/plenary on Saturday, Abbas commends his colleagues for contributing their expertise, experience, and energy in the past six months.

“Our legislative outputs in the last six months are remarkable. The House received and considered 962 bills, 500 motions, and 153 petitions.

“Of these numbers, 120 bills have passed the second reading stage. They are currently undergoing further review and refinement to address some of the concerns raised during the debates,” he says.

He also notes that another 120 bills have been referred to committees for in-depth analysis, adding, “We have also successfully passed many other bills, which have been transmitted to the Senate for concurrence.

Notable among these bills are the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, the Federal Audit Service Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, and the Oath Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023.

“Other critical bills passed by the House include the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill, 2023, Federal Fire and Rescue Service Bill, 2023, Administration of Criminal Justice Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023, Niger Delta Development Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023, Nigerian Medical Research Council (Establishment) Bill, 2023, Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023, and more recently, the South East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023.