Sanai Agunbiade. |
The Lagos State House of Assembly, on Monday constituted new standing
committees of the House, raising the number from the usual 24 to 32 committees
of the House.
This was contained in a motion titled “Amendment of the Standing
Committees of the Lagos State House of Assembly”, presented on the floor of the
House on Monday by the Majority Leader, Sanai Agunbiade.
This according to Agunbiade was to enhance efficiency and review the
Business, Rules and Standing Orders of the House of Assembly to amend inherent
errors.
He further noted that shortly after the constitution of the Ad hoc
Committee on the responsibilities cited above, the Governor of the state announced
by Executive Order (No. EO/AA01 of 2015) changes to the composition, duties and
nomenclature of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the state.
“This House also realised that the changes in the ministerial responsibilities
and nomenclatures of the affected MDAs, will cause consequential changes in the
oversight functions of corresponding House Committees, different from what is
hitherto obtainable.
“The House also recognises that the Ad hoc Committee has carried out the
task entrusted to it and has unbundled the twenty-four (24) standing committees
originally contained in the Business, Rules and Standing Orders of the House to
achieve a new committee structure of thirty-two (32),” Agunbiade stated.
The newly constituted committees are: Committees on Selection; Business,
Rules and Standing Orders; Ethics, Protocol and Privilege; Public Accounts
(State); Public Accounts (Local Government); Agriculture; House Services;
Economic Planning and Budget; Education; Science and Technology; the
Environment.
Committees on Establishment, Training and Pension; Energy and Mineral
Resources; Waterfront Infrastructure Development; Physical Planning and Urban
Development; Transportation; Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives; Women Affairs,
Poverty Alleviation and Job Creation.
Others are: Works and Infrastructure; Wealth Creation and Employment;
Finance; Health; Home Affairs; Tourism, Arts and Culture; Youth and Social
Development; Judiciary, Human Rights, Public Petitions and LASIEC; Lands;
Housing; Information and Strategy; Central Business Districts; Special Duties
and Inter Governmental Relations; and Local Government Administration and
Community Affairs.
The Majority Leader pointed out that the House was aware that the Ad hoc
committee required the ratification of the House by a way of resolution, to
include the above listed committees, as the new standing committees of the
House, adding that the ratification by a way of resolution will enable the
House constitute members of the new committees.
The House, however, resolved that the afore-mentioned committees, shall
be the new standing committees of the House and that the Ad hoc committee for
the review of the Business, Rules and Standing Orders of the House, should
incorporate the committees in the on-going amendment of the business rules, as
the new committees of the House.
The House is like to share the committee on Tuesday at its resumed
plenary session.
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