ABUJA – The Speaker of House of Representatives, Rt., Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday promised that the House will pass petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Constitutional Amendment Bill and similar critical bills that were already at report stage into law before the end of the 7th Assembly.
Welcoming his colleagues back from the recess, Rt., Hon. Tambuwal in his speech said that he was aware that they have resumed physically fatigued but mentally alert and psychologically committed to the prosecution of their legislative mandate as well as the stress was not any less on their constituents and indeed the generality of Nigerians than it was on them.
Let me remind us that the first crucial task before us is the 2015 Budget Proposal which is at committee stage. I urge that the belated submission notwithstanding, we owe our country a duty not only to pass this Appropriation Bill speedily but also with due diligence and thorough scrutiny. As we deliberate, we must take cognisance of the prevailing global economic realities. Furthermore, remember that for the Seventh Assembly, this is the last Budget we will pass and we need to live a mark of diligence in this regard.”
The speaker who was confident that petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), the Constitutional Amendment Bill and similar critical bills that were already at report stage will be passed without further delay, he equally added that the most urgent of them all was the Electoral Act Amendment Bill which has passed the two Chambers.