Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house of representatives,
says the parliament is ready to “urgently” address the yearnings of Nigerians.
Speaking on Monday during a meeting organised by the house
ad hoc committee on legislative agenda, Abbas said the 10th house of
representatives will give utmost importance to citizens’ engagement.
He said the committee on legislative agenda convened the
meeting to speak with stakeholders to identify the most pressing legislative
needs of the nation.
“It is gratifying to note that the committee has been
proactive and engaging for more than one month now,” he said.
“There is no better
way to show that the 10th house of representatives is ready to respond, and
urgently too, to the yearnings of those who brought us to the people’s house to
do the people’s business.
“Today’s event is to keep up with our resolve as
representatives of the people to regularly consult citizens in the discharge of
the mandate given to us. I expect that our conversations will centre around the
critical needs of our people at this time.
“As stakeholders, feel free to suggest your ideas or even
bring up more themes on what will make the 10th house more responsive to the
expectations of our people.
“We desire to have a
legislative agenda that meets the yearnings and aspirations of citizens and
with which they would use as a benchmark to evaluate and assess our performance
after four years. Therefore, today’s meeting should not be seen as the usual
talk shop. Consider it a critical national assignment.”
Abbas said the house will run an open parliament by
regularly consulting with the people, noting that the lawmakers will “return
the legislature to those who own it through regular, meaningful, and productive
engagements”.
“It equally requires lawmakers to have functional
constituency offices for regular interaction with our constituents,” he added.
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