Zamfara Sixth assembly passed 25 bills in two years—Speaker
Zamfara Sixth assembly passed 25 bills in two years—Speaker
The Zamfara State House of Assembly on Wednesday said it has received 38 bills out of which 25 have been passed in to laws from May 2019 to date.
The Speaker of the assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya stated this at the inauguration of the reconstructed state house of assembly’s complex in Gusau.
The Gov. Aminu Masari, of Kastina state inaugurated the assembly’s complex as part of the activities to mark the Second year anniversary of Gov Bello Matawalle in Zamfara.
According to the Speaker, “the Sixth assembly in the state under my watch received a total of 38 bills which comprising both executive and non-executive bills from 29 May 2019 to date.
“Out of this number, we have passed 25 of the Bills into Law and had since been assented by the Gov Matawalle, while 13 others have passed either first or second readings and are with various committees of the house for further scrutiny.
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“Among the most celebrated bills passed into Law by my leadership your Excellency, include a Law that repealed the unprecedented jumbo pay for former state Govs, their Deputies, former Speakers and their Deputies that raised mixed reactions across the country.
“Others were a bill for the Establishment of Public Procurement Law which is known as Due Process Law for awarding contracts in the State also the first of its kind in the state, Financial Autonomy Law for State Legislature and Judiciary as well as Internally Generated Revenue Law among others”, Magarya said.
“All these feats of development wouldn’t have been possible without the tremendous support and corporation I enjoyed from my colleagues members of the house, management team under the Clerk to the House Malam Shehu Saidu Anka and indeed the entire staff of the Assembly.
“I feel highly delighted today to be in your midst and stand before you to deliver a welcome speech as the Speaker of the 6th Assembly.
“This ceremony which is incidentally happened to be the commissioning ceremony of the magnificent edifice of the Zamfara State House of Assembly Complex code named Ibrahim Mallaha Assembly complex here in the ancient city of Gusau”, he said.
The Speaker, however, commended the Govrrnor of Katsina state, Aminu Bello Masari for honouring their invitation as our guest for the commissioning ceremony of the symbol of democracy.
Magarya who is also the chairman of the second year anniversary celebration of Gov Matawalle’s administration commended the Governor for his foresight of reconstructing and upgrading the assembly’s complex to modern standard.
“This bold and giant stride of Governor in cementing the harmonious and cordial working relationship existing between the executive and legislative arms in the state.
He said further that the gesture of Governor Matawalle will definitely provide a serene and conducive working environment for the Legislature in the State.
The Speaker added that it will also go a long way to institutionalize a good governance because such was fundamentally lacking in the state since its inception 25 years ago.
