- * Set To Unveil Compendium On The Journey Since 1999
By David Odama (In Lafia, Nasarawa State)
Nasarawa State House of Assembly has passed 237 bills into law and 445 resolutions in the last 23 years of its establishment.
Chairman, House Committee on Information, Mohammed Adamu Omadefu, revealed this while briefing Journalists Monday in Lafia ahead of official unveiling of the House 2022 Compendium.
According to Omadefu, the unveiling of the house compendium is to bring the people of the state closer with the House activities since its official inauguration in 1999.
He said, so far, the journey of lawmaking in the state has been worthwhile, attributing the development witnessed across the State to bills and resolutions passed as well as other activities of the House in relation to the support by the executive arm of the state government.
"Nasarawa State House of Assembly is now well positioned, equipped and ready to launch its 2022 Compendium coming Wednesday in Lafia. The Journey So Far, from 1999 to 2022, has provided the house with the opportunity to capture historical information, achievement and general activities of the House.
Given a breakdown of the journey so far, the Lawmaker said the house passed 33 bills, second Assembly 20 bills, third Assembly 31 bills, fourth Assembly 45 bills, fifth Assembly 48 bills and the present six Assembly, 44 bills have been passed while 16 are in different stages.
"For resolutions, the first Assembly passed 136, second Assembly passed 71, third Assembly passed 81, fourth Assembly passed 57, fifth Assembly passed 57 and the present six Assembly has so far passed over 50 resolutions. All these bills and resolutions have impacted positively on the lives of the people of the state and other Nigerians", Omadefu declared.
Hon Omadefu called on the stakeholders and other people of the state to attend the event so as to acquaint themselves with the full happenings of the House since inception.
"I want to call on the stakeholders of the state and the public to come and witness the launching of the House compendium and to enable them know what the House has done and still doing since its inception," he added.
He commended the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, for all his inclusive, purposeful, good and sound leadership in the House and his foresight in coming up with the idea of the Compendium.
The Chairman assured the executive and the judicial arms of the Assembly's continued partnership for the development of the state. NNL.
