Dogara: House to Debate Legislative Agenda

Vows to block revenue leakages Speaker of the House of fund managers which may Representatives Hon. Yakubu be running into hundreds of Dogara, has disclosed that the millions of dollars. House will commence debate on Another key area that came the eighth Assembly Legislative up for discussion was the issue Agenda next week. of donor funding with some

A statement issued by his committee members disclosing spokesman, Hassan Turaki, that between 10 to 17 percent yesterday said the Speaker made of some ministries’ budgets are this known when he received funded through foreign aids. the draft eighth Assembly Some members of the Legislative Agenda from the committee also lamented that committee of members and in most cases, the funds are experts he inaugurated few neither reflected in the annual days ago. Appropriation Bill, nor are

“As early as next week, they declared by the affected we will debate the legislative ministries and departments. agenda and adopt the final The draft legislative agenda is version,” he said. proposing for the introduction

Dogara informed the panel of sectorial debate, the conduct that the eighth House under his of legislative needs assessment leadership “will do everything of the House of Representatives possible to implement the by experts and restructuring of legislative agenda even if it the House standing committees means setting up a substantive among others. committee. This will define Dogara had last Tuesday the character of the eighth inaugurated the 22-man assembly.” committee under the

The speaker also lamented chairmanship of C. J. Osman a situation whereby revenue with Hon. C.I.D Maduabum, generating agencies of the Aisha Dukku, Abdulsamad federal government hide Dasuki, Shehu Garba Sarkin under laws establishing them to Noma, Zakari Mohammed, withhold monies they generate. O.K. Chinda, Toby Okechukwu,

He said even though some Princess Adedoyin, Ahmed laws had allowed the Ministries, Yerima and Ibrahim Baba as Departments and Agencies members. (MDAs) to retain certain Others are Hon Adeyinka percentage of the revenue they Ajayi, Ahman Pategi, Adetunji generate, there is the need to Ajabge, Clement Nwankwo, review those laws in order to Mansur Jarkasa, Mrs. plug the leakages because most Omotayo Brimmo, Enoch of them do under declare their Jarumi, Mrs. Cordelia earnings. Akunwafor, Professor J. O.

Dogara further advocated for Amupitan SAN, and Oscar prudent management of the Okoro. nation’s foreign reserve in such The House which has been a manner that interest accrued on two weeks recess is billed are declared by the foreign to resume next week.