In furtherance of its constitutional mandate and commitment to transparent governance, the House of Representatives will on Tuesday ,inaugurate a 19 member Ad-Hoc Committee on Rivers State Oversight.
According to a statement by the House’ Spokesman, Akin Rotimi, the move is in line with the resolution of the National Assembly’s approval of the Proclamation, declaring a State of Emergency in Rivers State by the president with amendment.s.
Rotimi noted that the Proclamation presented to the National Assembly by President was subjected to rigorous legislative consideration and duly amended to strengthen democratic safeguards and uphold the principles of checks and balances.
One of the most consequential amendments was the designation of the National Assembly – rather than the Federal Executive Council – as the oversight authority for all regulations issued under the emergency arrangement.
The Rivers Oversight committee which will be chaired by
Julius Ihonvbere has Jake Dan-Azumi as
Head of Secretariat.
