President Bola Tinubu Tuesday transmitted the National Social Investment Programme Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Bill 2024 for consideration of the National Assembly.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abass read the president’s letter at the planetary on Tuesday.
Tinubu, in the letter explained that the purpose of the bill is to make the National Social Register the primary targeting tool for the implementation of social investment programmes of government.
This, he said, would ensure the country’s social welfare programmes are data driven and implementation processes are transparent, targeted, dynamic and effective in delivering social protection benefits to vulnerable Nigerians.
Tinubu said: “Pursuant to Section 58(2) of the Constitution of The Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended), I forward, herewith, for the kind consideration and passage by the House of Representatives, the National Social Investment Programme Agency (Establishment) (Amendment) Bill, 2024, for the amendment of the National Social Investment Programme Agency Act, 2023.
“While hoping that the House of Representatives will consider this submission in the usual expeditious manner, please accept, Rt. Hon. Speaker, the assurances of my highest consideration.”
