In 2018, former President Mohammed Buhari assented to the bill thereby, granting State Houses of Assembly financial autonomy. Again, in 2020, he issued an executive order to that effect. The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has reiterated its decision to embark on an indefinite strike should the federal government fail to implement financial autonomy for state legislators. The association says it is set to commence an industrial action on Wednesday, 18 October as planned....
In this explainer, we provide insight into the history, mode of operation, function and leadership of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures. The legislature is the lawmaking arm of government at the local, state or federal level in a federation. It is a given, however, that in a representative democracy like Nigeria’s, while the legislature and the judiciary are responsible for lawmaking and interpretation of laws, the Executive is responsible for the implementation...
Shittu, who is the country’s youngest female lawmaker, noted that her proposal of media regulations became necessary since the abuse of drugs and other substances has driven a considerable rise in the number of youths imprisoned in recent years. A twenty-six-year-old lawmaker, Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu, has voiced her concern about the increased use and glamourised promotion of drugs and other substances by celebrities in the country. Hon. Shittu made this known on...
Egube was commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget in Sanwo-olu’s first term and one of the 17 nominees earlier rejected by the Assembly. The Lagos State House of Assembly has confirmed 15 out of the 18 commissioner-nominees presented for screening by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The nominees were screened and subsequently confirmed during Thursday’s plenary. Recall that the Mudashiru Obasa-led House on August 23, declined to confirm 17 of the 39 nominees forwarded...
Hon. Obasa insisted that its decision to reject the nominees was in accordance with the constitution, adding that it would not yield to threats or intimidation. Following the rejection of some nominees sent in by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, by the Lagos State House of Assembly, the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, has alleged threats against him and other members of the Assembly over the decision. The speaker revealed this during Monday’s plenary, stating that he had received...
Part Five of our series on Speakers and Deputy Speakers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies is focused on the South South geo-political zone. READ ALSO: Parliament Spotlight: Rukayat Motunrayo Shittu | Youngest female Member-Elect Between the six State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria’s South South geo-political one, one hundred and sixty lawmakers represent various constituencies. However, who are the Presiding Officers of these Assemblies? In part four of our series on...
Who are the Speakers and Deputy Speakers in the six State Assemblies of Nigeria’s North East geo-political zone? Find out in Part four of our series on Presiding Officers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies. READ ALSO: State Assembly Polls: “63% of Nigerians voted based on bandwagon trend” Nigeria’s North East geo-political zone comprising Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States have a cumulative membership strength of 158 lawmakers. Beyond the number...
A spotlight on the Speakers and Deputy Speakers, and data on the total number of legislators in the six (6) State Houses of Assembly of Nigeria’s North Central geopolitical zone READ ALSO: South East: Meet the Speakers and Deputies of the State Assemblies KWARA STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY (10th Assembly) Members: 24 LEGISLATIVE SESSION Speaker Deputy Speaker 10th Assembly Rt. Hon. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu Hon. Emmanuel Ojo Oyebode Ilesa/Gwanara...
Public policy analyst, Sesugh Akume, writes from Abuja, on the brewing political crises in Benue and Plateau States following the recent action of the Chief Executive of both states upon assumption of office. “…Section 62 which speaks of suspension, nor any section in the Benue Local Government Law 2007 mentions suspension of the local government legislative councils. For the fact that suspension in the Local Government Law is limited to Chairmen and...
A spotlight on the Speakers and Deputy Speakers, and data on the total number of legislators in the five (5) State Houses of Assembly of Nigeria’s South East geopolitical zone READ ALSO: Meet the Presiding Officers of Nigeria’s State Assemblies (South West) Nigeria’s South East geo-political zone has five states with a total of one hundred and twenty-nine (129) lawmakers representing various constituencies in the thirty six (36) State Houses of...
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