Technically, Nigeria's House of Representatives, of the 8th Assembly failed to conceptualise and pass any bill in the first 90 days of 2016, a report from the House has revealed.


Presenting a summary report of the activities of the House  from the quarter commencing on the 1st day of January, 2016 and ending on the 31st day of March 2016, the Majority Leader, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila stated that the House only passed the FCT Statutory Appropriation Amendment Bill, 2016 and the Appropriation Bill 2016

 The House Leader further stated that between  December 15, 2015 and February 25, 2016 about 35 Bills referred to various committees were not attended to for  more than 60 days since the dates of referrals.

Gbajabiamila, also stated that in the period under review,  a total of 133 bills were introduced for the first time, 34 out of the 133 scaled through second reading, while 2 were killed and 2 passed. Excerpts from the report: 
BEING A REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE 8TH ASSEMBLY (JAN - MARCH 2016) PRESENTED BY FEMI GBAJABIAMILA, LEADER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, ABUJA ON THE  26TH DAY OF MAY, 2016

Ladies and gentlemen I welcome you to the second edition of the quarterly parliamentary briefing on activities of the House of Representatives in the 8th National Assembly.  You would recall that the maiden edition of this quarterly briefing was held on the 30th day of December, 2015 in Lagos. On that occasion, I addressed you in respect of the activities of the House of Representatives in the 8th Assembly up to December 31st, 2015 marking the end of the year where accounts of our lawmaking, oversight activities and over-all constituency representation were highlighted. Also on that occasion, we appreciated Nigerians expectations having voted for change in the last general elections and the resolve of the House of Representatives to collaborate with the President to deliver the much needed positive change to Nigerians, particularly on the issues of insecurity, unemployment, corruption amongst others. it is our intention to make this quarterly briefing a continious event to abreast the general public of the activities of the House in achieving our objectives of delivering the dividends of democracy to every Nigerian.
It therefore gives me great pleasure to once again present to Nigerians a summary report of the activities of the House of Representatives from the quarter commencing on the 1st day of January, 2016 and ending on the 31st day of March 2016. The determination of the leadership of the House of Representatives in the 8th Assembly under Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara to be accountable remains strong.
Since the 8th Assembly was inaugurated on June 9, 2015 we have submitted ourselves to the will of the people and rule of law. Although the country is going through socio-economic challenges which portends treat to our progress as a nation, as a House we are collaborating with two other co-equal arms of government to arrest the drift. We are collaborating in fighting corruption, insecurity, strengthening of institutions, international parliamentary collaboration, provision of legislative framework for welfare and rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons and provision of checks and balances.
The Bills and Motions sponsored so far are clear demonstrations of the House’s resolve to make laws and embark on legislative activities for the good governance of Nigeria.
In the first quarter of 2016, a total of 133 bills were introduced for the first time, 34 out of the 133 scaled through second reading, 20 out of the 133 bills were consolidated, 2 out of the 133 Bills were negatived which in our local parlance means “killed”, meaning that within the first quarter of 2016 only two Bills and 117 Resolutions arisen from Motions presented by Members of the House were passed in the first 90 days of 2016 after successfully scaling through all the stages of legislation. The Bills passed are the FCT Statutory Appropriation Amendment Bill, 2016 and the Appropriation Bill 2016 which are meant to stimulate the economy and improve lives of our constituents.
However, let me quickly pre-empt the negative public reaction to the passage of just two executive Bills in the last 90 days. You will agree with me that the Appropriation Bill 2016 was deliberated upon during this period, and you will also agree with me that it is the first time in the history of our democracy that the Appropriation Bill was subjected to extensive public scrutiny with contributions by all committees of the House and Nigerians in general. The minus in that Bill was due to the Transparency of the present Administration led by the President and his resolve that it must not be business as usual. Therefore our time and energy were directed at the Appropriation Bill so as to give to every Nigerian a true Budget of change for economic development.
It is also pertinent to inform you that the leadership of the House has taken a proactive step to even address the issues of delays in the consideration and passage of Bills. Nigerians would recall that a similar report was released on the 30th of December, 2015 where a total of 327 Bills were introduced for the first time and some of these bills are still undergoing further legislative inputs for whatever reasons. However, upon knowledge that many Bills are lying idle in the committees and awaiting public hearing, the Leadership of the House through our Rules and Business Committee invoked Order 17, Rule 109 (1)(g) of the Standing Orders of the House which stipulates that, “any matter referred to any committee shall be treated within 30days otherwise the Committee shall stand discharged after 60 days and the matter committed to the Committee of the Whole for consideration”.
The House at plenary on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 effected this Order having realized that between December 15, 2015 and February 25, 2016 about 35 Bills referred to various committees have been pending in those committees for more than 60 days since the dates of referrals; again this is another wise innovative intervention of the House.
We are also not unmindful of some challenges our Committees face in the cause of duty but we would in the interest of our people surmount them. Again we promise that the 8th House will not derail as we are resolute in our renewed commitment to legislative excellence. We know expectations are high but Nigerians can be assured that the House would frown at wastage of parliamentary time and tax payers’ resources.   
In the light of the above, the Bills and Motions presented in the first quarter of this year addressed issues of governance, justice, insecurity, unemployment, economic and political reforms, etc.
Highlights of key Bills and Resolutions (though not exhaustive) are as follows:


SUMMARY OF KEY BILLS SPONSORED BY THE HOUSE FROM JAN TO MARCH 2016

SECURITY
BILLS SUMMARY STATUS
Caller Location Information Bill, 2016 This Bill seeks to avail security operatives and telecommunication operators a platform for providing caller location information to law enforcement agencies in situations where lives of innocent citizens are at stake. Awaiting Second Reading as at end of 1st Quarter , 2016
Explosive Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 The main thrust of this Bill is to provide stiffer penalties for defaulters of the law regulating the handling of explosives in Nigeria  Awaiting Second Reading as at end of 1st Quarter , 2016
Terrorism Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 The purpose of this amendment is to raise the prison terms for terrorism offences and removing ambiguities in the relevant clauses and getting the act to conform to the stack realities of fighting terrorism in this age and time Awaiting Second Reading as at end of 1st Quarter , 2016

AGRICULTURE
BILLS SUMMARY STATUS
River Basins Development Authority Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 The purpose of this amendment Bill is to extend surface and underground water resources to Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Nger, Kaduna and the FCT  Awaiting Committee Report
Commodity Board Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 The essence of this amendment Bill is to bring life back to the Commodity Board in respect of Cocoa, Groundnut, Palm Produce, Rubber and Grains supplies to domestic and foreign markets  Awaiting Committee Report


ECONOMY REFORM, DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION
Casino Taxation Act (Amendment) 2016  This existing law imposes  a special tax om the net gaming revenue of casinos in the Lagos territory alone. So when passed such taxation would extended to other parts of the country beyond Lagos   Awaiting Second Reading
Nigeria Lottery Commission Act (Amendment) 2016  As we know that in the midst of little, lottery business thrives in Nigeria. To this end this amendment was put in place to  make consequential provisions for effective operation of lottery in Nigeria. A prospective licensee now has the choice of either applying for either fixed odds or pari-mutuel lottery. Hence, the House has bifurcated the two types of lottery games in order to accomodate the fiscal regime for ficed odds.  Awaiting Committee Report as at end of 1st Quarter , 2016
Economics Stimulus Bill, 2016  This Bill seeks  to stimulate the economy by providing  that 40% of Nigeria‘s annual budget should be earmarked for capital projects in the next 10 (Ten) years commencing from 2017 fiscal year  Awaiting Second Reading
National Planning Process) Bill, 2016 Seeks to provide a legal framework for the basis of legalizing a National Development Plan and ensure better parliamentary oversight of the implementation of the plan.  Awaiting Committee Report
Minerals and Mining Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Understandably there are economic potentials in Nigeria’s solid minerals sector which are yet to be fully utilized hence the intervention of this Bill which seeks to encourage local and foreign investment in the sector by removing some sections of the Principal Act that may hinder investment  Awaiting Second Reading
Petroleum Industry Bill, 2016 The PIB is back to the House but this time not as an executive bill but a private member bill. It seeks to reform the downstream and upstream oil sector and other matters connected therewith Awaiting Second Reading
Avoidance of Double Taxation (Between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Sweden) Bill, 2016 This is an executive Bill that seeks to provide for the domestication and enforcement in Nigeria of the avoidance of double taxation agreement between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Sweden Awaiting Second Reading
Avoidance of Double Taxation (Between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of Spain) Bill, 2016 This is also another executive Bill that seeks to provide for the domestication and enforcement in Nigeria of the avoidance of double taxation agreement between Nigeria and the Kingdom of Spain Awaiting Second Reading
Avoidance of Double Taxation (Between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the Kingdom of South Korea) Bill, 2016 This is a similar executive Bill that seeks to provide for the domestication and enforcement in Nigeria of the avoidance of double taxation agreement between Nigeria and the Kingdom of South Korea  Awaiting Second Reading


ENVIRONMENT
Industrial Waste Water, Pollution, Etc. (Control) Bill, 2016 This Bill seeks to control the way in which industries and companies Discharge waste and toxic substances in the ecosystem which has caused unbearable hardships to members of those communities where such industries exist  Awaiting Committee Report


WELFARE OF IDPs
FCT Resettlement, Compensation and Development Commission (Establishment, etc.) Bill, 2016 Seeks to establish a commission that will be charged with the responsibility to receive and manage funds from allocation of the federation account and donors (foreign and local) for the resettlement, rehabilitation FCT aborigines Awaiting Second Reading

EDUCATION
Examination Malpractices Act (Amendment) Bill, 2016 Seeks to allow other courts at the state and local level to try offences committed under the Examination Malpractices Act as against the current restriction to only Federal High Court Awaiting Second reading
Students Loan (Access to Higher Education) Bill, 2016 This Bill is being reintroduced to provide easy access to higher education for Nigerians through interest free loans from Nigeria Education Bank established in the Bill  Awaiting Second reading
Federal Capital Territory Education Resources Center Bill, This Bill seeks to establish the FCT education resource centre that would be charged with responsibility to plan and implement curriculum; measure and evaluate students and other applicants for placement into schools under the administration of the FCT Awaiting Second reading


GOOD GOVERNANCE, ANTI CORRUPTION
HB. 378 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2016 Seeks to ensure that arrested persons are promptly charged to courts of competent jurisdiction and they are not unlawfully detained  Awaiting Committee Report
HB. 391 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2016 This Bill seeks to further protect the National Assembly and State Assemblies investigative powers by ensuring that no motion shall lie before any court of law to stop the National Assembly or any state assembly from investigating any individual or corporate organization without prejudice to the fundamental human rights enshrined in the constitution  Awaiting Committee Report
Money Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill, 2016 This is an executive Bill that provide the repeal of the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Act 2011 as amended in 2012 to make comprehensive provisions to prohibit the laundering of criminal activities, expand the scope of money laundering offences, provide protection for employees of various institutions, bodies and professions who may discover money laundering, enhance due diligence, provide appropriate penalties and address challenges self-regulatory organizations face in the implementation of a comprehensive anti-money laundering regime in Nigeria.  Awaiting Second Reading


KEY RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM JAN TO MARCH, 2016

SECURITY

MOTIONS DATE RESOLUTIONS
Urgent Need to Seek the Release of Abducted Female Students of Babington Macaulay Junior seminary School (BMJS) in Ikorodu. 02/03/2016 (i) Condemn in its entirety the callous and grossly inhuman action of the abductors under whatever guise as it is against the tenet of seeking qualitative education for the girl-child;
(ii) Urge the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force to intensify efforts to ensure the prompt release of the abducted girls and the apprehension of the perpetrators;
(iii) Also urge the Police and other security agencies to step up strict surveillance in Ikorodu and all schools in the State to avoid similar occurrence or any breach of security in the future; and
(iv) Mandate the House to send a 10-man delegation to the school, the parents, and Lagos State Police Command and report back to the House. (HR. 71/2016) 
Terror Attack Leading to Loss of over 145 Lives and Destruction of Properties in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State 25/02/2016 (i) Condemn the attacks
(ii) Urge the Federal Government to urgently send a detachment of soldiers to the affected communities in Agatu to arrest any further attacks and the soldiers should remain there until peace and tranquility returns to the affected communities;
(iii) Also urge NEMA to provide relief materials to the affected communities and survivors;
(iv) Further urge the Federal Government to include the over 25 villages destroyed by this violent attack in its planned rehabilitation and reconstruction of victims of this terror;
(v) Mandate the Committee on IDPs to visit and access the IDPs situation in Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State and Report back to the House within four (4) weeks;
(vi) Also mandate the Committee on Public Safety and Intelligence to investigate the ugly development with a view to providing lasting solutions and report back to the House in four (4) weeks; and
(vii) Observe a minute silence in remembrance of the victims. (HR. 59/2016)
Motion reffered to the Committees on Public Safety and Intelligence, Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Army, and Internally Displaced Persons, Refugees and Initiatives on North East Zone (IDPs)
Need to Stop Incessant Killings by Officers of the Nigeria Customs Service at Gwadabawa and Illela, Nigeria-Niger Border. 01/03/2016 (i) Direct the Nigerian Customs Service to immediately stop the incessant killings of citizens in the area mentioned above;
(ii) Mandate the Committee on Customs and Excise to conduct a holistic investigations on the matter and report back to the House within two weeks;
(iii) Also urge for the compensations of all the victims or their families affected by the atrocities of the Nigerian Customs Officers in the areas;
(iv) Further urge the dismantling of all unnecessary road blocks mounted in the areas by all security agencies such as the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Immigration service, Nigeria Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), which were used as apparatus of exploitation, extortion and harassments of innocent Nigerians in the area. (HR. 66/2016)
The Unfortunate Fire Disaster at the Popular Singer Market, Kano. 23/02/2016 (i) Commiserate with the traders, people and government of Kano State; and
(ii) Urge the Federal Government to liaise with Kano State Government to come out with adequate compensation to ameliorate the losses incurred by victims of the fire disaster. (HR. 43/2016)
(Special Delegation to Kano)


ECONOMY
MOTIONS DATE RESOLUTIONS
Urgent Need by Banks to Comply with CBN Directive on Zero COT Charges by Banks. 12/01/2016 (i) Urge the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately ensure full implementation of the zero COT by commercial banks;
(ii) Also urge the CBN to order Deposit money Banks to refund all COT charges this year, giving them 30 days to refund or face severe penalties; and
(iii) Mandate the Committee on Banking and Currency to ensure compliance and report back to the House within four (4) weeks. (HR. 01/2016)
Motion referred to Committee on Banking and Currency.
Call on the Executive Arm of Government to prepare adequately for the forthcoming Census. 23/02/2016 (i) Call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to issue a proclamation for the holding of a Census in 2017; and
(ii) Urge the National Population Commission to continue its exploits in technology utilization to reduce cases of irregularities and controversies to the barest minimum. (HR. 46/2016)
Need to Ascertain the Number of Oil Mining Leases Granted by the Federal Government, their Expiry Dates and Determine whether Due Process was Complied with during Renewals. 25/02/2016 Set up an Ad-hoc Committee to carry out investigations of all Oil Mining Leases granted by the Federal Government in order to ascertain their total number, expiry dates and whether due process and guidelines for the acquisition of oil and gas assets were complied with, and make appropriate recommendations to the House within Five (5) weeks. (HR. 63/2016)
Need for Comprehensive Audit of all Sources of Revenue in Nigeria 02/03/2016 Urge the Executive arm of Government to undertake an inventory of all the sources of revenue generation for the country; their current potentials and physical state, and submit a report to the National Assembly within 90 days for further legislative action. (HR. 74/2016)
Motion referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.
Need to Invest Pension Funds to meet Nigeria’s Infrastructural Challenges. 17/02/2016 (i) Urge the Federal Government to consider investing part of the N5 trillion Pension Funds into providing necessary infrastructural facilities in the key sectors of the country.
(ii) Also urge the relevant Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to study the template of countries in Europe, Asia and America, which invest Pension Funds in meeting their infrastructural challenges/needs, so as to adopt same to suit the nation’s needs; and
(iii) Mandate the Committees on Pensions, Finance, and Capital Market and Institutions to interface with the National Pensions Commission and other stakeholders on the viability of investing Pension Funds in infrastructural facilities. (HR. 41/2016)
Motion referred to the Committees on Pensions, Finance, and Capital Market and Institutions.


ANTI-CORRUPTION
MOTIONS DATE RESOLUTIONS
Threat to the Continuation of the Contributory Pensions Scheme by Non-Remittance of Workers Contributions by Employers. 16/02/2016 Mandate the Committee on Pensions to investigate the allegations of non-remittance of contributions to the Pension Fund Administrators (PFAs) and obtain a comprehensive report on the operations of the Scheme so far, including a list of defaulting employers, and the amount involved and report back to the House within six (6) weeks for further legislative action. (HR. 34/2016)
Motion referred to the Committee on Pensions.
Need to Investigate the Multiple Appointments being held by some Nigerians and the Unlawful Payments of Emoluments to them in those Capacities. 01/03/2016 Mandate the Committee on Public Service Matters, and Governmental Affairs to conduct investigation to determine the number of Nigerians currently holding more than one public office and are receiving emoluments/benefits from such offices in the Ministries, Departments and Agencies and report back to the House within four weeks for further legislative action. (HR. 69/2016)
Motion referred to the Committee on Public Service Matters, and Governmental Affairs.
Call for Investigation of Revenue Leakages and Operational Deficiencies in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) 09/03/2016 Mandate the Committee on Maritime Safety, Administration and Education to:
(i) Investigate the claim of non-remittance and under-remittance of 3% levy, 2% surcharge and other revenues due and collectible by NIMASA which is in excess of $10 billion over an 8 year period;
(ii) Obtain inputs from maritime stakeholders on the matter for the purpose of recovery and improvement of operational efficiency, cleaner ocean and safer shipping as stipulated in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) charter and the NIMASA Act, and
(iii) Consider and tract various implementations and compliance by both NIMASA and various stakeholders with the NIMASA Act of 2007 and the Cabotage Act of 2003, and other related matters, and report back to the House within six (6) weeks for further legislative action. (HR. 90/2016)
Motion referred to the Committees on Maritime Safety, Education and Administration.
A Call for Immediate Investigation into Alleged Non-Compliance of the Presidential Amnesty Programme with the Public Procurement Act, 2007 Owing to Deportation and Harassment of Beneficiaries from Abroad. 15/03/2016 Mandate the Committees on Public Procurement, and Niger Delta Affairs to investigate the alleged violation of the Public Procurement Act/abuses of the programme and report back to the House within Weeks for further legislative action. (HB. 97/2016)
Call on Federal Government to Constitute the National Council on Public Procurement. 10/03/2016 Urge the Federal Government to constitute the National Council on Public Procurement without further delay. (HR. 94/2016)


UNEMPLOYMENT

Replace 23,000 Ghost Workers with Actual Workers from the Pool of Unemployed and Qualified Nigerian Job Seekers. 01/03/2016 (i) Advise that the Federal Government immediately employs Nigerian applicants to fill up the numbers now vacated by the Ghost workers;
(ii) Advise that, actual and productive roles be assigned to the newly employed towards a more vibrant and efficient Federal Civil Service; and
xi. (iii) Commend the Executive Arm of Government for efforts leading to the detection of this unholy act and ask that a more thorough exercise be employed to ensure that no culprits had scaled through the initial exercise (HR. 65/2016)to date


EDUCATION
The Need for the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) to Return to the Pencil – Paper Examination and Discontinue the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) until such a Time that JAMB is Able to Conduct the Computer Based Test (CBT) Effectively or Alternatively to Run both Pencil – Paper Examination and the Computer Based Examination Simultaneously for Candidate to Opt for Anyone of their Choice 17/03/2016 i Call on the Federal Ministry of Education to direct Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) to return to the Pencil – Paper Examination and discontinue the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) until such a time that JAMB is able to conduct the Computer Based Test (CBT) effectively or alternatively to run both pencil – paper examination and the Computer Based Examination simultaneously for candidate to opt for anyone of their choice; and
Mandate the Committee on Basic Education and Services to liaise with Ministry of Education to ensure compliance with prayer (i) and report back to the House. (HR. 114/2016)
Need to Provide Foreign Exchange at Official Rate for those Studying Abroad. 03/03/2016 (i) Urge the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to create a desk office that shall collate a comprehensive data bank of all Nigerian students studying abroad in order that the required foreign currency should be released to their parents, especially those on self-sponsorship, to cater for their tuition, accommodation fees and personal upkeep allowances on monthly basis;
(ii) Also urge the CBN to designate certain Banks for the purpose of payment of school fees and mandate them to ensure prompt release of such funds as and when due;
(iii) Further urge the CBN to publish a list of certified students with details of their bio and academic data to avoid abuse by the designated Banks;
(iv) Equally urge the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to work out the modality for effective payment, in collaboration with Federal Ministries of Education, and Foreign Affairs. (HR. 82/2016)
Motion referred to the Committees on Banking and Currency, and Tertiary Education Services.


WORKS
Urgent Need for Construction of a Dual Carriageway along Aba-Ikot Ekpene-Calabar Road. 27/01/2016 i. Mandate the Committee on works to include the dualization of the road in the 2016 Budget in order to ameliorate the sufferings of the people and enhance the economies of the States; and
ii. Mandate the Committee on Legislative Compliance to ensure compliance. (HR. 19/2016)
iii. Motion referred to the Committee on Works, pursuant to Order VIII, Rule 51 (5).
Call for Dualisation of Federal Roads in Maiduguri Township and its Environs 28/01/2016 (i) Mandate the Committees on Works and Appropriations to appropriate money in the 2016 Budget for the dualisation of federal Roads in Maiduguri and Jere township; and
(ii) Also mandate the Committees on Works, and Legislative Compliance to ensure compliance. (HR. 30/2016)
Motion referred to the Committees on works, and Appropriations, pursuant to Order VIII, Rule 51 (5).
Urgent Need to Rehabilitate the Old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road. 15/03/2016 (i) Mandate the Committee on Works to liaise with the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing to cause the immediate rehabilitation of the old Oyo-Ogbomoso Road while also ensuring the speedy completion of the Oyo-Ogbomoso section of the Ibadan-Oyo-Ogbomoso_Ilorin Expressway;
(ii) Urge the Federal Road Safety Commission to increase the number of personnel on the old Oyo-Ogbomoso road until work is completed on the Oyo-Ogbomoso Expressway

ENVIRONMENT
Massive Oil Spill at the Forcados Export Pipeline and the Threat to Communities and the Ecosystem in the Coastline of Delta and Bayelsa States. 25/02/2016 (i) Declare a state of environmental emergency in Delta and Bayelsa States to underscore the gravity of the latest spill, and to enable an immediate and coordinated rescue and remedial measures be taken to stop the spill and clean up the environment;
(ii) Mandate relevant Committees of the House to undertake urgent visits to the locations of the spill in the two States with a view to having an independent assessment of the gravity and urgency of the situation and make recommendations that would be effective to mitigate any future occurrence;
(iii) Investigate the roles played by the national Oil Spill Detection and Remediation Agency (NOSDRA) and the SPDC in their individual and joint efforts in response to the emergency occasioned by the spill, and to also ascertain  the veracity or otherwise of claims that the pipeline was sabotaged as misinformation subterfuge to shield the SPDC from accepting  its responsibility of negligence; and
(iv) Call on the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to step into the issue through the provision of relief materials to the displaced natives, and provide other reliefs as may be considered expedient. (HR. 61/2016)


Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen of the press. Though this list is by no means exhaustive as it represents only a fraction of the Bills and Motions presented by the House, the efforts of the House to embark on legislative activities for the development of this Country will become more visible in practical terms in the coming days, weeks and months.



Thank you