Speaker House of Representatives Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas vows to use legislative tools to create jobs for youths, address poverty, others
By Raphael Ekpang
The House of Representatives has unveiled the Legislative Agenda of the 10th House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja.
While presenting the legislative agenda of the house of reps to the public, the speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas said the 10th House of Reps is committed and dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes sustainable economic growth, and development.
He also said, the House shall use every legislative tool at their disposal to create jobs for teeming Nigerian youths, address the challenge posed by poverty, improve infrastructure, ensure top quality and affordable healthcare and provide security for all Nigerians.
In his opening remarks, Abbas said, “Upon our inauguration on June 13, 2023, we were very mindful of the immense responsibility placed upon us by our constituents cross Nigeria. The agenda we are unveiling today is a demonstration of our commitment to deploying every legislative instrument available to us towards meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the people we serve.
Speaker Tajudeen Abbas
“The legislative agenda of the 10th House aptly titled, ‘The People’s House’ is rooted in the fundamental belief that our primary role as lawmakers is to serve the best interests of our constituents. We recognize the diverse needs and challenges currently facing our nation. Despite these, we are optimistic that together with His Excellency, President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, we will proffer long-lasting solutions to set Nigeria on a sure path of development.
“Our agenda encompasses a range of eight critical issues, designed to provide the necessary legislative support to the 8 point Agenda of the executive. These issues include strengthening good governance, economic development, improving national security, law reform, economic growth and development, social sector reform and development, inclusion and open parliament, influencing foreign policy and climate change, and environmental sustainability.
“We are dedicated to fostering an environment that promotes sustainable economic growth, and development. We shall use every legislative tool at our disposal to create jobs for our teeming youths, address the challenge posed by poverty, improve infrastructure, ensure top quality and affordable healthcare and provide security for all Nigerians.
“This Agenda has identified areas for legislation and intervention. All Committees are requested to integrate the Agenda to their respective work-plans. Members should also ensure that legislative proposals, including Bills, motions, etc,. are in with the provisions of this Agenda. The adopted structure indicates short, medium and long-term milestones and key performance indicators to track progress easily. The implementation framework is designed to allow for flexibility in responding to emerging issues or crises. We have equally set up a Legislative Agenda Monitoring and Implementation Committee to ensure religious implementation of this agenda. I charge citizens to hold us to task on the articulated issues and even more.
“I wish to sincerely thank the Legislative Agenda Drafting Committee led by the capable Leader of the House, Prof. Julius Ihonvebre for all the efforts put into developing this Agenda. We equally appreciate our partners, notably, the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC) and Yiaga Africa for their support. Most importantly, we appreciate the contributions of citizens who answered the national call to make inputs into this citizens’ agenda.
“I call upon my esteemed colleagues in the House to join hands in pursuit of our shared vision for a better Nigeria. Let us work tirelessly to fulfill our mandate with integrity, diligence, and a deep sense of patriotism. We shall partner with our colleagues in the Senate t drive and achieve the objective and benchmarks set out in this Agenda,” he said
