The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has revealed that the Green Chamber received and considered 962 bills, 500 motions, and 153 petitions in six months.
The Speaker disclosed this on Saturday during an emergency plenary conveyed to pass the 2024 budget.
He stated: “Our legislative outputs in the last six months are remarkable. The House received and considered nine hundred and sixty-two (962) bills, five hundred (500) Motions, and one hundred and fifty-three (153) petitions.
“Of these numbers, one hundred and Twenty (120) bills have passed the Second Reading stage. They are currently undergoing further review and refinement to address some of the concerns raised during the debates. Another one hundred and twenty-two (120) bills have been referred to committees for in-depth analysis.”
Abbas added that the House had successfully passed many other bills, which have been transmitted to the Senate for concurrence.
He said notable among these bills are the Electricity Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023; the Federal Audit Service Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023; 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023 and the Oath Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023.
The Speaker stressed that other critical bills passed by the House included: the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons Bill, 2023; Federal Fire and Rescue Service Bill, 2023; Administration of Criminal Justice Act (Repeal and Enactment) Bill, 2023; Niger Delta Development Commission Act (Amendment) Bill, 2023.
Others are: Nigerian Medical Research Council (Establishment) Bill, 2023; Nigerian Peace Corps (Establishment) Bill, 2023 and more recently, the South East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023.
The Speaker emphasised that the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2023 passed by the House was assented to by President Bola Tinubu on 23rd November, 2023.
