The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, says the 10th House is ready to respond urgently to the yearnings of Nigerians.
The Speaker stated this on Monday in Abuja at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the House’ Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Agenda in Abuja.
He noted that the parliament was ready to welcome citizens’ participation in the efforts towards addressing the challenges facing the country.
Abbas stated: “Our desire is to have a legislative agenda that meets the yearnings and aspirations of citizens and with which they would use as a benchmark to evaluate and assess our performance after four years.
“Therefore, today’s meeting should not be seen as the usual talk-shop. Consider it a critical national assignment.
“There is no better way to show that the 10th House of Representatives is ready to respond, and urgently too, to the yearnings of those who brought us to the people’s House to do the people’s business,” he noted.
The Speaker stressed that the public engagement was maintaining the resolve of the House, as representatives of the people, to regularly consult citizens in the discharge of the mandate given to the lawmakers.
He emphasised that the House would pay priority attention to participatory budgeting process and delivery, law reform, electoral reform, women’s participation and inclusion in governance, improved socio-economic, among others.
