Reps pass 130 bills in one day
A total of 130 bills passed first reading at the House of Representatives on Thursday, a development the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, described as “unprecedented.”
The Clerk, Mr. Mohammed Sani-Omolori, almost got tired reading out the titles of the bill to cross first reading.
Findings by The PUNCH showed that the House took the step amid rising criticisms that most lawmakers were lazy and had no bills to their names.
“There is a shift from the era of slumbering in the past.
“Members realise that the parliament has come under increasing scrutiny by Nigerians; so, they have to work harder”, a senior official told The PUNCH soon after the bills passed first reading.
The official added that the 8th House also passed more resolutions, “sometimes up to 15 at a sitting”, though most of the resolutions had no effect.
Source: Punch
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