Tag: Tajudeen Abbas

Reps. Speaker, Abbas appoints Committee Chairmen to replace Ministers Designate

Aminu Imam

The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas has appointed five members as chairmen of committees, to replace those appointed ministers by President Bola Tinubu. In a statement issued yesterday, Abbas said that the appointment is with immediate effect so as not to allow void in committee leadership. “Following the nomination of some members of the 10th House of Representatives as Ministers by President Bola Tinubu and void in the leadership of some standing committees of the House, it is my pleasure to announce the appointment of the following lawmakers…

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‘H/Reps will respond to Nigerians’ needs’, Speaker, Abbas assures

Aminu Imam

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, says the 10th Assembly is ready to urgently respond to the yearnings of Nigerians who brought them to the National Assembly. Abbas said this at a stakeholder meeting on the 10th House of Reps Legislative Agenda in Abuja, yesterday. According to him, there is no better way to show that the 10th House of Reps is ready to respond, and urgently too, to the yearnings of those who brought us to the People’s House than to do the people’s business. The…

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“Reps will work to give traditional rulers constitutional roles”, Says Abbas

Aminu Imam

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said the Green Chamber would work to ensure that traditional rulers have constitutional roles. The Speaker spoke at the palace of the Emir of Zazzau, Nuhu Bamalli, during his first visit to Zaria in Kaduna State. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi Abbas, the Speaker made the comment after the Emir asked that a Bill on constitutional roles for traditional be passed, saying this has become necessary due to the critical roles…

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Cost of Governance: Disquiet over nearly 2, 600 aides for Akpabio, Abbas, lawmakers

Aminu Imam

…‘N12 billion spent on NASS appointees’ At a time Nigerians are demanding a reduction in the cost of governance to survive the current economic crisis members of the National Assembly, (NASS), may end up having more than 2, 563 legislative aides, barring any last-minute change. With the size of its membership, including aides, the National Assembly is one of the institutions that consume a large portion of the national budget yearly. However, the bloated number of aides comes with a high cost of public sector expenditure and impacts negatively on…

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