Independent NG
Despite the ruling of the House of Representatives Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila against the proliferation of more Federal Government Agencies, the House presided over by him has continued to entertain new bills seeking to establish more agencies.
The House has since its resumption from annual recess introduced many established bills and taken many others for second reading.
Recall that Gbajabiamila, on February 10, 2021, informed lawmakers that the House in the new year would no longer accept bills seeking to proliferate government agencies due to the paucity of funds arising from COVID-19 and the fallen price of oil.
He however called for the reforms of the existing ones and removal of those no longer useful to the economy.
The Speaker made the disclosure in his remarks to welcome the members of the House from their 2020 Christmas and New Year holidays during the plenary on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
He said: “In the 2021 legislative year, we will focus the attention of the House of Representatives on bills and motions that improve ease of doing business and unlock economic potential by stripping away restrictive regulation and ending predatory regulatory practices that deprive our young people the opportunity to conquer new frontiers.
“In this age of technology and innovation, of daring and enterprise, we cannot risk implementing policies that handicap our ability as a nation to participate in new markets and profit from emerging industries.”
“At this time, I will crave the House’s indulgence to raise a matter of urgent importance. It has become more difficult with each appropriation cycle for the government to meet its obligations. The exploding recurrent cost of governance demands that we be more circumspect in the priorities we pursue, particularly regarding Establishment Bills in the National Assembly…
