January 2022 - Page 3 of 4 - OrderPaper

OrderPaperToday – To be or not to be? This was the option placed before Nigerians on Twitter via poll conducted on whether Nigeria should implement state police in order to combat sub-national security threats and consolidate existing policing structure in Nigeria. Recall that OrderPaper Nigeria has been implementing a signature project on the constitution review exercise by the National Assembly, titled OPEN- OrderPaper Parliamentary Engagement Nigeria (OPEN) during which state police featured. In the first OPEN conversation, tagged...

OrderPaperToday – The three senators from Zamfara state shared only one motion and presented no petitions in the first two years of the 9th senate. The lone motion was sponsored by Sen. Ya’u Sahabi (APC, Zamfara North), a ranking member of who has been a serving member of the National Assembly since 2007. Sahabi in his motion addressed the need to check illegal mining activities in the country. Sahabi admonished the federal government “to develop...

OrderPaperToday – Terseer Mark Gbillah is the member representing Gwer East/Gwer West federal constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the House of Representatives. Mr. Ghillah is a ranking member of parliament. He was elected into the House in 2015 to represent his constituents and has served in several committees since then. He is the current Deputy Chairman of Committee of Petroleum Resources (Downstream). Following records, his legislative priorities are geared towards...

OrderPaperToday – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government has resolved to uphold the initial sanctions imposed on Mali and with additional economic and financial sanctions following the rejection of the proposed new calendar scheduling the conduct of presidential elections. The ECOWAS Authority also faulted the Mali transition committee for lack of political will to return the country to democratic civilian rule. A communiqué issued at the end...

OrderPaperToday – Simon Chukwuemeka Atigwe represents Igbo-Eze North/Udenu federal constituency of Enugu State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is one of the eight members that fly the Enugu State flag in the House of Representatives in the 9th assembly. Mr. Atigwe He is a former General Manager of the Enugu State Rural Electrification Board (ENREB). Although a newbie in parliament, Mr. Atigwe falls in the category of members without a bill in the first...

OrderPaperToday – The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) has accused the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Mr. Ojo Olatunde, of misappropriation of funds approved for the payment of the national minimum wage of the National Assembly (NASS) workers. Chairman of PASAN, National Assembly (NASS) chapter, Comrade Sunday Sabiyi, made the allegations while addressing the workers on Monday, during a peaceful protest at NASS complex. Hundreds of aggrieved members of the association staged a peaceful protest...

OrderPaperToday – Simon Chukwuemeka Atigwe represents Igbo-Eze North/Udenu federal constituency of Enugu State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is one of the eight members that fly the Enugu State flag in the House of Representatives in the 9th assembly. Mr. Atigwe He is a former General Manager of the Enugu State Rural Electrification Board (ENREB). Although a newbie in parliament, Mr. Atigwe falls in the category of members without a bill in the first...

OrderPaperToday– Oluyemi Adewale Taiwo is one of the fourteen members in the House of Representatives representing Oyo State. Mr. Taiwo represents Ibarapa East/Ido federal constituency under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He was a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly and a ranking member at the Parliament as he was first elected in 2007 and then 2019 respectively. He is a member of Land and Transport Committee, Basic Education Committee,...

OrderPaperToday – The three senators from Ogun state have contributed a total of 10 motions and petitions to the total sponsored in the first half of the 9th Senate. Senator Ibikunle Amosun (APC) a former governor representing Ogun Central senatorial district, has sponsored 2 motions. One of the the two motions was on the need for continuous implementation of police reforms and diversification  of the Nigerian economy through the agriculture and solid mineral sectors. He urged...

OrderPaperToday – The management of the National Assembly (NASS) has assured Nigerians that it is working hard to avert a threatened strike action by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN). This assurance was given by Mr. Austin Adesoro, special assistant on media and labour to the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Amos Ojo via a telephone conversation with OrderPaper Nigeria on Friday evening. Recall that the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) and the National Assembly chapters...