The Nation Newspaper Looking back into Abbas Tajudeen’s 10th House of Representatives
The current House of Representatives under the leadership of Abbas Tajudeen is the most diverse Assembly since the return to democracy in 1999. With eight different political parties occupying seats in the House, many expected a turbulent House especially when the margin of lead between the leading party in the House, the APC and the oppositions is very slim because the APC only managed to get a simple majority in the House.
Before the coming on board of the standing committees, the House had set up over 40 ad hoc committees saddled with one investigation or the other with each expected to report back to the House within four weeks. However, one year after those committees were set up, over 70 percent of them have not submitted any report for consideration, while only a few have done so.
Available information showed that out of the bills currently before the House or those that have been passed, 12 bills are Executive bill while the balance of 1,176 are private member bills. Interestingly, apart from the 7th House, which passed 89 Bills in its First Session, the 10th Assembly stand above all others in terms of bill passage with 82 bills passed by the House as at 7th of May.
In addition to the bills already signed by the President include Mandatory Inclusion of Teachings on Breast and Cervical Cancers into the Curriculum of All Senior Secondary Schools in Nigeria Bill, 2023; Mandatory Inclusion of Preventive Measures and Teachings on Sexual Gender-Based Violence into the Curriculum of All Levels of Secondary Schools in Nigeria Bill, 2023; Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission Act Bill, 2023; National Assembly Budget and Research Office Bill, 2023;...
The sectoral debates introduced by the parliament provide an opportunity for lawmakers to interact with MDAs and gain a deeper understanding of the specific challenges faced by each sector. The Nation learnt that even though the introduction was in line with the Legislative agenda of the House, the understanding of the leadership of the House is that it is essential for the development of targeted legislative interventions aimed at effectively addressing the challenges facing the sectors.
A close observation of the working of the parliament revealed by many members of the House have chosen to stay away from the House plenary. Aside when the House was inaugurated and the few periods when members were waiting anxiously for the composition of standing committees, the House plenary has hardly witnessed two third attendance by members. The excuse has often been that they are either attending committee meetings or out on oversight.
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