By Udora Orizu
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, in compliance with standing order of the House, has discharged several ad hoc committees set up to carry out various tasks, for failing to present their reports which was due at the end of April.
Gbajabiamila had on April 21, 2021, asked all ad-hoc committees to present their reports by the April 30.
The Speaker’s directive was sequel to adoption of a motion for the discharge, moved by the Chairman of Rules and Business, Hon, Abubakar Hassan Fulata.
Moving the motion, Fulata said the House was aware of the directive of the Speaker on April 26, 2021, that all ad–hoc committees should present their reports on or before April 30, 2021.
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Reps probe N3.4bn failed power projects in 6 zones
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By Tordue Salem, Abuja
The House of Representatives, on Thursday, approved a four-week probe of the alleged failure of a 3. 4billion naira Powered Grid Projects in six geo-political zones of the country.
A motion for the “Extension of Time to enable the Ad-hoc Committee on Investigation of the Failure of the Federal Government’s 3.4 Billion Naira Powered Grid Projects in the Six Geopolitical Zones and the Federal Capital Territory to Conclude its Assignment”, was sponsored by Rep. Abubakar Hassan Fulata.
The House in approving the motion noted that the Ad-hoc Committee to Investigate the Failure of the Federal Government’s 3.4 Billion Naira Powered Grid Projects in the Six Geopolitical Zones and the Federal Capital Territory was constituted on Tuesday 17 March 2020 and Hon. Ossy Prestige (now deceased) was appointed as its Chairman”, but that “the Committee couldn’t commence any action because of