January 2022 - OrderPaper

OrderPaperToday– Tijani Kayode Ismail is a newbie member of parliament who has been described as a greenhorn.  This is because he has held no elective position before his emergence into the lower chambers of the National Assembly. After defeating candidates from other political parties to represent Ifelodun/Offa/Oyun federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives, he has a record of zero bill in the first half of the...

OrderPaperToday – At midway into the 9th Senate, record shows that the three senators from Edo state have made a contribution of 5 motions and petitions as part of their legislative duties. Sen. Matthew Aisagbonriodion Urhoghide (PDP) represnting Edo South senatorial district sponsored one motion and petition each. Urhoghide, in his motion, addressed the urgent need to remove the difficulty faced by Nigerians outside the shores of Nigeria in renewing their passports. He appealed to the...

OrderPaperToday – Members of the House of Representatives led by the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, as well as the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday stormed the ancient town of Owo in Ondo state, in honour of Rep. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who buried his father in-law, Engr. Benson Akinola Otegbeye over the weekend. While the Speaker led the National Assembly delegation, the minister led a delegation from the ministry, as well as the Niger Delta...

OrderPaperToday– Dawaki Mustapha Bala is the member representing Dawaki-Kudu/Warawa federal constituency of Kano State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives. Prior to becoming a member of the National Assembly’s lower chambers, he worked in accounting businesses and the banking industry. He was also an entrepreneur and worked in the oil and gas industry as well. He was elected into parliament in 2011 and has served in several...

OrderPaperToday – Senators representing the three senatorial districts in Osun State have sponsored two motions and two petitions in two years. Analyses of the motions and petitions at midterm revealed that Sen. Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru (APC, Osun Central) sponsored only one petition, but with no motion to his credit. Basiru, the spokesperson of the Senate, sponsored a petition against Federal Ministry of Industry Trade and Investment over abandonment of Osogbo Steel Rolling Company, Osun State. Also,...

OrderPaperToday – In order to reduce borrowing and budget deficit, the Senate has charged revenue generating agencies of the federal government to generate and remit N3 trillion annually. The Senate noted that this is achievable that if efforts are made to cut down on wasteful spending. President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, while declaring open an interactive session on the ‘need to improve internally generated revenue of the Federal Government of Nigeria and revenue projections of...

OrderPaperToday – Ganiyu Abiodun Johnson is one of the twenty-four team members who are flying the flag of Lagos State in the House of Representatives. He is representing Oshodi/Isolo ii federal constituency under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Johnson reached the height of his career as the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Works and Infrastructure in Lagos State before being appointed as the Special Adviser on Works and Infrastructure to then-Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola,...

OrderPaperToday – Midway into the ninth National Assembly, two of the three senators from Sokoto State have shown low level performance in motions and petitions sponsorship. First, Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC, Sokoto North) recorded zero in motion and petitions. Wamakko who is serving his second tenure in the Senate is one of the former governors whom Nigerians perceived to have turned the red chamber into “retirement benefit”. Just like Wamakko, Sen. Ibrahim Danbaba (PDP, Sokoto South)...

OrderPaperToday – The House of Representatives has summoned the minister and permanent secretary of the ministry of foreign affairs for orders to foreign missions allegedly hindering implementation of the budget. The House also requested the ministry to rescind contents of a letter countering an earlier one written by its committee on foreign affairs which demanded compliance with the provisions of Section 11 of the 2022 Appropriation Act. The above resolution was sequel to a motion which...

rderPaperToday– Fatoba Olusola Steve is one of the six members from Ekiti State in the House of Representatives. Record shows that he is one of the members in the current 9th assembly who did not introduce any bill in the first two years of their four-year tenure. On the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Steve Fatoba is representing the federal constituency of Ado Ekiti/Irepodun/Ifelodun. He is serving as a member of the House Committee...