December 2021 - OrderPaper

OrderPaperToday- Ofumelu Vincent Ekene is a newbie in the parliament and he is serving as the Deputy Chairman Committee on Women Affairs and social development of the House of Representatives. Record shows that he is the only representative who did not sponsor any bill at midterm (June 2019 – June 2021) out of the eleven members that are flying the flag of Anambra State in the current 9th assembly. Mr. Vincent Ofumelu Ekene Mr. Ekene, who is representing...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Mr. Amos Ojo, to appear before it over alleged mismanagement of funds running into N9.424 billion. The summon was sequel to queries raised by the Office of the Auditor General for the Federation (AuGF) which indicted the management of the National Assembly and the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) of embarking on unexplained expenditure amounting to N9.424...

OrderPaperToday – Sen. Ibrahim Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano North) at the midterm of the 9th Senate, has sponsored a total of 5 motions and 1 petition which gave him a performance edge over his counterparts in the red chamber. Two of Barau’s motions were on improving Nigeria’s local and international trade; one of was on Nigeria’s membership of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AFCTA) wherein he commended President Muhammadu Buhari “for his strong political and...

By Otive Igbuzor, PhD The conduct of election in any country is crucial because it gives the procedure that allows citizens to choose representatives who will hold positions of authority within it. In any democratic system, it is crucial that elections be free and fair. An adequate legal framework has been recognized as a prerequisite for a credible, free and fair elections.  There has been a lot of challenges with the conduct of elections in...

OrderPaperToday – Ladan Mukhtar Shehu is one of the sixteen members of the House of Representatives flying the Kaduna State flag in the current 9th assembly. He is representing Makarfi/Kudan federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr. Mukhtar Shehu was former Staff Solicitor of the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. He was a Legal Adviser Kaduna State Rural Electrification Board (REB), Assistant Director Federal Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Jos. He was...

OrderPaperToday – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over inability to fix myriads of problems bedeviling the country. The lawmakers allege that the country under the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been seized by hostage-takers, bandits and terrorists who extract ransom demands on the poor and impoverished citizens and turn homesteads, hamlets, villages, towns and cities into killing fields. This is not...

OrderPaperToday– Two frontline civil society groups, FixPolitics initiative and OrderPaper Advocacy Initiative, have called on the National Assembly to override the President’s veto on the electoral bill. Both organizations condemned the refusal of the President to assent to the long-delayed bill laden with reform potentials for the nation’s electoral governance and deepening of democracy. This was contained in a press statement by Mr. Oke Epia, Executive Director of OrderPaper Advocacy; and Mr. Anthony Ubani, Executive...

OrderPaperToday– FixPolitics has called on the federal government to issue a statement of commendation to Ms. Yewande Sadiku, for her leadership, courage and integrity on service of the country during her tenure as Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC). A statement by FixPolitics said Ms. Sadiku has been released and cleared of all charges against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) via a letter dated...

OrderPaperToday – Contrary to the threats by some aggrieved senators to override President Muhammadu Buhari for withholding  his assent on the electoral act amendment bill, the Senate has stepped down action on the matter till January next year. The Senate  after emerging from a 40 minutes closed session, resolved to consult with the House of Representatives and constituents on how to respond to Buhari’s decision to decline  assent  to the bill. President of the Senate, Ahmad...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has resurrected and hurriedly approved the controversial infectious diseases bill. The contentious bill was passed for third reading by the lawmakers on Tuesday after chairman of the committee on health services, Mr. Tanko Sununu, presented a report on the proposed law during plenary. The bill seeks to “Repeal the Quarantine Act and Enact the Control of Infectious Diseases Bill, make Provisions Relating to Quarantine and make Regulations for Preventing the...