The Nation Newspaper Why we created 137 standing committees, by House
While the House initially created 134 standing committees before proceeding on its annual vacation, Speaker Tajudeen Abass announced the creation of additional three committees when the House resumes from vacation.
Rotimi said the committees were constituted in line with present realities in the polity to create the right structure for its envisioned strengthening of oversight functions and to ensure seamless engagement.
He informed that two new members Zango Baba Abubakar and Magaji Jaafar Abubakar had been inaugurated as members of the parliament following recent judgements by the Court of Appeal on their election petitions.Also speaking, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, Hon. Francis Waive, revealed that over 1,800 bills had scaled first reading while 10 pieces of legislation had so far been passed by the House.
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