After four years of work, the 9th House of Representatives concluded its legislative sessions as its members reflected on their accomplishments.
The House of Representatives reportedly reviewed a total of 2,232 bills in the last four years and passed 2,000 bills.
Speaking at the valedictory session of the 9th House on Wednesday, Abubakar Fulata, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Business, trotted forth figures proving the chamber’s performance.
The bills include those proposed by House members, those presented by the Executive branch of government, generally through the President, and those enacted by the Senate and forwarded to the House for consideration. According to Fulata,
“I want to authoritatively inform this House that the 9th Assembly is the most productive of all the Assemblies in the history of the National Assembly.
“Here are the statistics: The 9th Assembly processed 2,232 bills. Out of these, 52 are Executive bills, 163 are bills from the Senate and 2,017 are members’ bills.
“Out of these figures, bills awaiting second reading are 1,197; bills referred to committees, 581; bills reported by the committees, 275; bills pending with the committees, 308; bills awaiting committees or Committee of the Whole, 106; bills laid on table awaiting consideration, 64; bills passed, 510; bills killed (negatived), 13; and bills withdrawn by their sponsors, five. The House also passed 2,000 motions in total.”
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