The chairman of the House Standing Committee on Information, Elias Audu, made these statements on Tuesday while briefing newsmen on the activities of the first legislative session.
According to Audu, the House received 27 bills, passed 18, and noted that six of the bills were in Committees while three are pending.
He also mentioned that the House received 20 reports, out of which 17 have been conclusively debated.
“Similarly, the House received and deliberated on fifty-two (52) substantive motions and adopted ninety-five (95) major resolutions during the period.
“The House received nine (9) major Executive Communications, including requests to confirm seventeen (17) nominees as Commissioners in the State Executive Council, twenty-three (23) nominees for appointment as Chairmen of Local Government Caretaker Committees, and to approve the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) (2024 – 2026).
The Chairman of the House Committee on Information also stated that the Civil Protection Guards Establishment Bill, which has already been passed, was a legislative intervention to end the incessant killings and displacement of people of the state from their ancestral homes.
He reiterated that the decision to repeal life benefits for former governors was not motivated by vendetta but rather by the interest of the state.
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He said, “It is imperative to mention here that the Civil Protection Guards Establishment Bill is a legislative intervention to end the incessant killings and mindless displacement of our people from their ancestral homes by marauding herdsmen and the general insecurity in parts of the State so that our farmers can go back to work and produce enough crops to feed the State as well as improve their socio-economic conditions.
The Chairman of the Information House Committee also highlighted critical bills that are at the last stage of passage, including the Bill for A Law to Make Provision for the Establishment of the Benue State Drug and Health Commodities Management Agency.
“The Bill for A Law to Provide Free Snake Bite Treatment in Government Hospitals, when passed and assented to by the Governor, will be a game-changer as it will provide the avenue for Donor Agencies and other Development Partners to assist the State in the provision of affordable drugs to our people.
“The Bill for Free Snake Bite Treatment will make it mandatory for government medical facilities to treat victims of snake bites free of charge.
