Aminu Tambuwal, House Speaker
Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives elected a new speaker and deputy speaker, five special committees have been set up to guide the chamber in laying a solid foundation for the next four years.
The House has also adjourned for two weeks to give the management of the National Assembly enough time to prepare the offices and chamber facilities preparatory to full commencement of legislative activities. The Green Chamber will resume plenary on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal , announced these Tuesday after an executive session which lasted over two hours. Tambuwal said that the lawmakers at the close door session resolved to constitute a Rules Review Committee, a Selection Committee, a Welfare Committee, an Adhoc Committee on Media and Public Relations as well as an Adhoc Committee on the Review of the Code of Conduct of members of the House.
The Rules Review Committee, according to Tambuwal, will be made up of 12 members, while the Selection Committee will comprise of a member each from every state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory .
Similarly, the Adhoc Committee on Media and Public Relations will be made up of seven members while the Welfare Committee will be made up of one member per state and the Federal Capital Territory.
However the composition of the Adhoc Committee on the Review of Code of Conduct was not stated.
Before dissolving into the executive session, the House had resolved to mandate the Clerk of the National Assembly to convey to the President, Commander- in- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation “ that a quorum of the House has assembled” and that Hon. Aminu Tambuwal (Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency, Sokoto State has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and that Hon. Chukwuemeka Ihedioha (Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency, Imo State has been elected the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile all members of the National Assembly are Wednesday expected to participate in an interactive session with some selected agencies of government to brief the legislators on the roles of these agencies and their expectations of the legislature. The agencies include National Planning Commission; Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission; Budget Office of the Federation; Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. Others include Code of Conduct Bureau; Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
Barely 24 hours after the House of Representatives elected a new speaker and deputy speaker, five special committees have been set up to guide the chamber in laying a solid foundation for the next four years.
The House has also adjourned for two weeks to give the management of the National Assembly enough time to prepare the offices and chamber facilities preparatory to full commencement of legislative activities. The Green Chamber will resume plenary on Tuesday, June 28, 2011.
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal , announced these Tuesday after an executive session which lasted over two hours. Tambuwal said that the lawmakers at the close door session resolved to constitute a Rules Review Committee, a Selection Committee, a Welfare Committee, an Adhoc Committee on Media and Public Relations as well as an Adhoc Committee on the Review of the Code of Conduct of members of the House.
The Rules Review Committee, according to Tambuwal, will be made up of 12 members, while the Selection Committee will comprise of a member each from every state of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory .
Similarly, the Adhoc Committee on Media and Public Relations will be made up of seven members while the Welfare Committee will be made up of one member per state and the Federal Capital Territory.
However the composition of the Adhoc Committee on the Review of Code of Conduct was not stated.
Before dissolving into the executive session, the House had resolved to mandate the Clerk of the National Assembly to convey to the President, Commander- in- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation “ that a quorum of the House has assembled” and that Hon. Aminu Tambuwal (Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency, Sokoto State has been elected Speaker of the House of Representatives and that Hon. Chukwuemeka Ihedioha (Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency, Imo State has been elected the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile all members of the National Assembly are Wednesday expected to participate in an interactive session with some selected agencies of government to brief the legislators on the roles of these agencies and their expectations of the legislature. The agencies include National Planning Commission; Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission; Budget Office of the Federation; Office of the Accountant General of the Federation and Office of the Auditor General of the Federation. Others include Code of Conduct Bureau; Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences; Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
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