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.

Rasheed Jimoh     Hakeem Lawal     Ishola Abdullahi     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Daud Adeshola     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Ilorin Metro Park     Olupako     Kwara Metro Park     Risikat Lawal     Oloyede     Rafiu Ajakaye     Dumagi     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Kwara State Sports Commission     Ado Bayero     Kwara Central     Oba Abdulrahim     Oyawoye     Sanusi Abubakar     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Omupo     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Maryam Nurudeen     Bilikis Oladimeji     IPSAS     EFCC     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Pakata Development Association     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Saduki Lafiagi     AbdulGafar Tosho     Abatemi-Usman     Kisra     Baba Idris     Shettima     Centre For Digital Economy     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     IFK     08001000100     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Emir Of Kano     Moro     Olokoba Sulyman     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Summit University     Iliasu     Akeem Lawal     Amuda Musbau     Bello Bature     John Kehinde Salako     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Sunset Workers     Ashiru     Saka Onimago     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     KWASSIP     Arik     Ilorin Like-Minds     Suleiman Mora Omar     Mujtabah Bature     CT Ayeni     Musa Alhassan Buge     Taofik Abdulkareem     Sheikh Ariyibi     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Basic Education Certificate Examination     George Funsho Adebayo     Congress For National Consensus     Kwara 2019     Alabere     Ijagbo Health Centre     Offa Poly     Crystal Corner Shops     Quarry Royal Valley    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Bank Of Industry     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     NYSC     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Abdulwahab Oba     Ahmad Ali     Taofeek Ibraheem     Royal FM     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Federal Allocation     Pategi     Oloje     Amoyo     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Ali Ahmad     Lanre Badmas     Bashiru Makama     Sayomi     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Usman Yunusa     Kwara Volleyball Association     Plat Technologies Limited     Simeon Ajibola     Busari Alabi Alausa     Principal Private Secretary     Kwara South     Azeez Salawu     Yekeen Alabi     Makama Of Ilorin     Umar Bayo Abdulwahab     Village Alive Development Association     New Naira Notes     Isaac Gbenle     SSA Youth     Baruten     Kola Bukoye     Students Union Government     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Tsado Manman     Guber Aspirant     Oke-Odo     Salake     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Gwanara     Abdulmumini Jawondo     Ramadan     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Najim Yaasin     Khairat Gwadabe     SWAN     Shonga     Adesoye     Isiaka Danmeromu     Ajikobi     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Alliance For Democracy     ASKOMP     Balogun Ajikobi     Amina El-Imam     African Democratic Congress     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Tosho Yaqub     KSIRS     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Erin-ile     Saliu Tunde Bello     Toyosi Thomas     Forgo Battery