…House moved 131 motions, 93 matters of urgent public importance
No fewer than 105 bills were passed into law by the Bauchi State House of Assembly from June 2019 to June 2023. These comprise 55 executive and 50 private/member bills.
Also, the lawmakers moved 131 motions, 93 matters of urgent public importance.
The Speaker of the House, Abubakar Suleiman, said these in a speech during the valedictory session of the Assembly, held on Thursday.
The Spokesperson of the Speaker, Abdul Burra, shared the speech with journalists on Friday, titled: “Valedictory speech of Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abubakar Suleiman, during the valedictory session of the 9th Bauchi State House of Assembly, on Thursday, June 8, 2023.”
He said the lawmakers succeeded in building synergy between the executive and the legislative arm of government, where, despite their party and other differences, they found a common ground of working together for the best interest of the people of Bauchi State.
“Some people initially thought because of the nature of the composition of the Assembly, there will be chaos and rancour between the two arms but with the will of Almighty Allah, the Executive Arm under the leadership of His Excellency Senator Bala Muhammad and members of the Assembly put people first and rendered all needed support for the success of the administration.
“The 9th Assembly has shown so much commitment in making sure the people of Bauchi State derived a lot of dividends of democracy by burying all our differences and working together for the overall interest of the people of Bauchi State.
“Whenever we are in the Chamber, we set aside our differences and put Bauchi State at the centre. Our political party is Bauchi State, and we worked for the best interest of Bauchi State, which resulted in the massive development of every part of the state.
“This Assembly, in four years, has passed 105 Bills into Law. 55 of which are Executive Bills while 50 are private/member Bills. We have equally moved 131 motions, 93 matters of urgent public importance, received 54 messages from the Executive, received 22 petitions, and 102 committee reports were laid before the Assembly.
“This is of course a great milestone and unprecedented in the history of the Bauchi State House of Assembly. This has further proven the fact that the 9th Assembly under my leadership, is people-oriented.”
He said that the Assembly effectively and efficiently carried out oversight functions by strictly scrutinising all the activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies, in order to make sure that the people of the State are not shortchanged by any public official or contractor.
According to him, the Assembly ensured that the people get value for the resources expended in every MDA adding that they also partnered with the executive arm and made sure all leakages of the State’s precious though meagre resources are effectively blocked.
Suleiman who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, expressed gratitude to the lawmakers for giving him the opportunity to serve as their leader.
“From the bottom of my heart, I want to sincerely extend my deep appreciation, on behalf of Ningi Central Constituency, for putting your trust in me in which you elected me as Speaker of this Honourable House and supported me through thick and thin to deliver. Producing a Speaker has been a lifetime dream of my Local Government, Ningi, we are grateful to you for making our lifetime dream come true.
“With your support, I have risen through the ranks to become the Vice Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria Northeast Zone and subsequently the Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria.
“I am happy that with your support and prayer, I have taken my Constituency, the Honourable House and our dear State to the national limelight where we contributed positively in nation building,” he said.
