Why the 8th House of Assembly is the most performing in Nigeria Political History – Dogara
– Speaker, Hon. Yakubu Dogara has stated that the 8th House of Assembly is the most performing in Nigeria Political History
– He disclosed that the House worked well with the executive in the passing of bill and other requests
According to a latest report, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Dogara in a statement as the 8th Assembly comes to an end stated that the Assembly is the most performing in the political history of the country from 1960 till date.
Yakubu Dogara in his statement disclosed that the House of Assembly worked well with the executive especially in the passage of bills and other requests forwarded to the House by the President.
He added that the cooperation between the House and the Executive helped in the fast track of implementations of policies and plans.
Dogara noted that there were times the House pass Executive bills with two days or one week.
He made this known in Abuja when he received the Euro Knowledge Award for his exemplary leadership which was conferred on him last month at the United Kingdom’s Parliament and another one by Nigeria’s Federal government for his contribution to passage of Ease Of Doing Business Bills in Nigeria.
See Also: Buhari’s Aide Tackles OBJ on ‘Fulanisation’ Comment
Dogara in his statement said, “For the Ease of Doing Business, anyone who thinks we have not supported Government enough in the bid to create a conducive business environment to attract better investment into Nigeria should check what we have done in the area of the ease of doing business in Nigeria.
“There were times when we ensured that within days or weeks, we passed these Bills that were required to jumpstart this process to bring Nigeria out of recession and prosper. This made Nigeria jump about 24 places in the Global Index of the World ranking of nations in the Ease of Doing Business. Words like these only spur one to do his best, we will continue to do our best in the interest of our country and of its people in whatever position we are.
“I want to specifically says that I am deeply indebted to the entire Membership of the 8th Assembly, they made all this happen, so I dedicate these Awards to the ever wonderful Members of the 8th Assembly.”
