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.

National Association Of Nigerian Students     GAMA     Irepodun     Saliu Tunde Bello     Suleiman Mora Omar     SARS     International Vocational Centre     Zubair Folorunsho Erubu     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Shettima Of Ilorin     ITEM 7     Kulende-UITH     Kola Shittu     Rashidi Yekini     Farouk Salim     Sarah Alade     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Saliu Mustapha     Waheed Ibrahim     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Olaoye B. Felix     Lucky Omoluwa     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Bukola Saraki     Adebayo Salami     Kwara State Television     Olaitan Buraimoh     Kwara Politics     Adaramaja     Doyin Agbamu     Kunle Okeowo     Aishat Sulu-Gambari     Offa Metropolitan Club     NYSC     Kuliyan Geri     Share     Ghali Alaaya     Oke-Ogun     Jebba     Amos Bajeh     Adesoye College     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Garba Idris Ajia     College Of Health     School Of Nursing     Tunde Kazeem     Afetu Of Alabe     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Hausa     Yusuf A. Usman     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Baboko     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Oyelere Oyinloye     Saliu Shola Taofeek     NSCIA     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Oyin-Zubair     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Bashirat Bola Bello     Ibrahim Oniye     KWAFFA     Frootify     Egbejila     Issa Manzuma     Saheed Alakoso     Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu     Pilgrims Board     Adeleke Ogungbe     Aremu Bose Deborah     Isiaka Yusuf     Post Utme     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Maigidasanma     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Omu Aran     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Sobi Hill     Ilorin Metro Park     Mansur Alfanla     Abdulrosheed Okiki     Azeez Salawu     Gbemisola Saraki     Umar Saro     Javed Khan     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Ado Bayero     Peter Obi     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     National Information Technology Development Agency     Tafida     All Peoples Party     Amoyo     Yakubu Danladi     Ojuekun     Saadu Alanamu     Kayode Ishola     Olupako     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Yusuf Abubakar     Universal Basic Education Commission     College Of Health     Sunset Workers     Saraki     Surajudeen Akanbi     Mumeen Lah     Shuaib Olarongbe     Ileloke     Democracy Day     AbdulRauf Keji     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     High Court     IHS     Moses Rahman Popoola     Jaiz Bank     Mutawali     Hamidu Olowo     Tsaragi/Share     Bisi Kristien     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Ibrahim Mohammed     Oba Abdulraheem     Ayodele Shittu     Aiyedun     Yahaya Muhammad     Hassan A. Saliu     Obasanjo     Budo Egba     Ile Arugbo     Modibbo Kawu     A.O. Belgore     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Adamu B. Yaqubu     Amasa     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Bamidele Adegoke     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Mazars Consulting     Usman Alkali Baba     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Abdulhakeem Amao     Idi-Ape     Musa Alhassan Buge     Kwara South     Saheed Akinwumi     Orisun Igbomina