The House of Representatives has attended to a total of 1810 bills, 300 motions and 100 petitions since its inauguration in June.
This was disclosed at the maiden weekly briefing of parliamentary reporters jointly by the House spokesman, Hon. Akin Rotimi Jr.,The House spokesman highlighted key developments from the Green Chamber in the outgoing week to include presentation of two key reports on the legislative agenda and amendment of the House Standing Orders by chairmen of the two respective ad-hoc committees saddled with the responsibilities.
He described the passage of the Nigeria Audit Service Bill which repealed the Audit Ordinance of 1956 as one of such landmark bills. He lauded the 10th Assembly for its unprecedented feat in the area of motions, noting that over 300 motions sponsored by no fewer than 200 Members have so far been sponsored despite the fact that 80% of the lawmakers are newbies in the federal parliament.
He said the petitions borderd on allegations of fraudulent practices by public institutions amounting to billions of dollars and one lodged by the Apo Market Traders Association against the Federal Capital Territory Authority .
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