The National Assembly said the meeting was to “avert the impending industrial action” to commence on Monday, June 3, 2024, “which would have severe repercussions on the populace and economy”.
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Aminu Waziri Tambuwal’s contributions to the National Assembly and Nigerian governance are multifaceted. His leadership style, characterized by inclusivity, transparency, and accountability, has set a standard for public service. Tambuwal’s tenure as Speaker of the House of Representatives is particularly noted for its role in reinforcing the autonomy of the legislature, a crucial aspect of any thriving democracy.
“Wow! With all the horrible indicators on the state of governance? So, it is a new National Anthem that is their priority? I frankly thought it was a joke and gave it no attention.
The Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Tambawal called on all security operatives in the complex to be civil in carrying out their duties and appealed to the staff to be “calm, peaceful and law abiding as the situation is under control”.
Some of the legislators, who may be forced to vacate their seats for concurrently holding memberships of the three organisations include the deputy senate president, Jibrin Barau, who is also the Acting Speaker of ECOWAS sixth legislature; Ali Ndume, Abiodun Olujimi, Smart Adeyemi, Tolu Odebiyi, and Mshelia Haruna, among others.
“So, the failure of the Nigerian economy, the collapse of the naira and the unimaginable debt of Nigeria is the failure of the National Assembly,” Enang revealed.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has promised that the 10th National Assembly will provide a legal framework to regulate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the country.
“I have been watching various committees summoning ministers and heads of agencies. I have complained to the Speaker to let the poor breathe. Let these people do the job. We are not saying that you are not influential. We are not saying you cannot do your oversight. But consider the primary duty of each agency, its personnel, or the responsibilities of the Governor of the Central Bank or the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance to you and the entire nation.
The leadership of the Senate, oh what a shining beacon of transparency and integrity they are! Allegations of monumental scandalous fraud involving the insertion of frivolous amounts running into trillions of naira for fictitious projects? Well, who would have thought that our esteemed lawmakers could be capable of such shenanigans?
“So, what is the power of the National Assembly as regards the budget? There is no Supreme Court judgement and the choice of our democracy is that the National Assembly has the last word. Even when they pass an appropriation that assent is refused, after 30 days, it becomes law,” Bagudu said.