Bill to review pension of Gov, Deputy passes second reading at Kwara Assembly

Date: 2018-02-05

A bill seeking an amendment to the monthly payment of pension for Governor and Deputy Governor in Kwara last week passed second reading at the Kwara State House of Assembly.

The bill, which is being sponsored by the Chairman House Committee on Finance and appropriation, Mashood Bakare enjoyed the support of all members who contributed during a debate on it.

Motion for the second reading of the bill was moved by the mover of the bill and was seconded by Matthew Babaoye.

After a debate on the bill the speaker, Dr Ali Ahmad committed the bill to the committee on Establishment and directed it to convey a public hearing on the bill Also during Tuesday's plenary, the Deputy Speaker of the house, Mathew Okedare brought a petition from Ejidongari ward in Moro Community requesting the house to wade in to the issue of acquiring Land from the ward by the state government without payment of compensation.

He alleged that the state Bureau of Lands which is in charge of payment of compensation of any Land acquired is yet to pay to any community in Ejidongari for Lands acquired over a decade.

After laying the petition, the Speaker referred the petition to the house committee on Lands and Housing for further Legislative action.

Meanwhile the Kwara House of Assembly on Thursday charged the state ministries of Health, Information and Women Affairs to carry out public enlightenment campaign against female genital mutilation across the state.

The house gave the charge in its resolution after consideration a motion on Discouraging the practice of Female genital mutilation in the state.

The motion which enjoyed the support of all members was sponsored by Hajia Abdulkadir Segilola (llorin Central), Ahmed Ibn Muhammed (Kaiama-Kemanji-Wajibe)and Victoria Bunmi Afolayan (Oke-Ero)

Leading a debate on the motion, the prime sponsor, Hajia Segilola Abdulkadir said the act is carried out mostly by unlettered native Doctors with the use of unsterilized instruments

According to the Lawmaker, the circumcision normally cause severe pains which often pose serious future health challenges.

She added d that the overriding negative consequences of the practice on the victims normally lead to loss of blood

She noted that with the current trend of outbreak of many diseases both curable and incurable in the third World countries, such practices could easily expose the girl to complicated health challenges through infection.

Ahmed Ibn Muhammed in his contribution noted that despite the technological advancement in science and medicine, the crude method of circumcising the girl child in the remote and immediate societies still persist The Legislator called for an urgent concern and intervention from appropriate government quarters.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Fareedah Dankaka     Amos Sayo     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Kwara Politics     Lukman Adeloyin     Yemi Sanni     Fulani     Musa Yeketi     Gobirawa     Ekiti     Tunji Folami     Peter Obi     New Naira Notes     Magaji Nda     Deji Ajani     GAMA     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Siraj Oyewale     Binta Abubakar-Mora     Alabere     Damilola Yusuf     Femtech     Amasa     Basic Education Certificate Examination     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Fola Consultant     Kwara State Branch Of The National Library     Saheed Alakoso     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Kwarareports.com     N-Power     Roseline Oni Aremu     Oke-Oyi     Henry Olaosebikan     Jide Ashonibare     Logun     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Eruku     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Moji Makanjuola     Col. Taiwo     Olatunde Jare     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Alloy Chukwuemeka     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Ayegbeni     Gbadeyan Gbadura Yomi     Saka Saadu     IF-K     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     Abdulazeez Uthman     Women For Change And Development Initiative     Offorjama     Tuesday Assayomo     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Monsurat Omotosho     Nurudeen Mohammed     Tafida     John Olobayo     Ibrahim Gambari     Post Utme     Olatinwo     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     David Adesina     Goodluck Jonathan     Eleyele     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Ijakadi     TVC Female National Debate     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Risikat Lawal     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Nigeria Computer Society     EFCC    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Oke-Ode     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Dele Momodu     Omoniyi     Baruten     Ibrahim Jawondo     Yusuf Ali     Ashiru     Olatomiwa Williams     Kwara 2019     Bola Magaji     11th Galadima     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Baba-Isale     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Yusuf Abdulraheem     Undergraduate Bursary     Gamji Members Association     John Obuh     Mary Arinde     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Ibrahim Akaje     Simeon Sayomi     Ahmed Saidu Rufai     Durosinlohun Kawu     Eghe Igbinehi     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Erubu Oba Zubair     Gbajabiamila     Ifelodun     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Shuaib Abdulkadir     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Adama Isa     Kehinde Baale     Femi Oladiji     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Alabi Lawal     Kamoru Kadiri     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Idiagbon     Henry Olaosebikan     Tunji Ajanaku     Akanji     COVID-19 Palliatives     Yinka Aluko     A.O. Belgore     Busari Alabi Alausa     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Wahab Egbewole     Yakubu Danladi     Adamu Attah     Rotimi Atere     Sunset Workers     Sa\'adu Gambari     Ayinde Oyepitan     Olokoba Sulyman     Musa Yeketi     NIPR     Democracy Day     Moshood Bakare     Abegunde Goke     Tunde Kazeem     Sarkin Malamai     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     KWASAA     Nigeria Customs Service     Kayode Alabi     Ayinke Saka     Afeyin-Olukuta     Afolayan     Saduki Lafiagi     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi