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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the bill was passed after scaling through the third reading during a plenary presided over by the speaker Chief Hyacinth Aondona Dajoh on Monday.
The passage of the Appropriation Bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Appropriation by its Chairman, Rt. Hon. Cephas Dyako.
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Recall that Governor Hyacinth Alia presented the budget proposal to the Assembly recently and christened it “Budget of Human Capital Development, Food Security and Digital Economy. ”
The bill was read and adopted clause by clause before the Committee of the whole house while Clerk of the house Mr. John Hwande, read the bill for the third time.
Also during Plenary, the House approved all the Six recommendations made by the Ad – Hoc committee constituted by the Assembly to investigate the controversies surrounding the recruitment of Primary School Teachers by the State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB, arising from the briefing and interaction between the Executive SUBEB Chairman Dr. Grace Adagba and members of the Ad -Hoc committee led by Rt. Hon. Cephas Dyakyo .
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The approved recommendations were as follows; that the house do commend the Executive Governor of the State, Rev. Fr. Dr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia for approving the recruitment of Primary School Teachers to bridge the existing gaps in public primary schools;”that the Board do reassess the recruitment process and ensure compliance with extant laws based on fairness, equity and justice to reflect State character.
“That the Board do ensure that applicants are shortlisted and employed strictly in their Local Governments of origin taking note of the financial autonomy granted to Local Governments, that the house do constitute a compliance committee to monitor the implementation of all House Resolutions and recommend sanctions where necessary, that all Government appointees do desist from actions that undermine the authority of the Honourable House and that the House do lift all suspensions placed on the recruitment exercise for the interest of the applicants.”
Two bills also enjoyed third reading at the plenary today, and were passed, they are; The Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University and the Benue State University of Agriculture Science and Technology Ihugh bill.
The House proceeded on recess marking the end of the Second Sitting of the Second Legislative Session of the Tenth Assembly.
Addressing the House, the Speaker Rt Hon Dajoh lauded the support and commitment of Members and Staff for the Progress of the Tenth Benue Assembly, saying it is evident in the quality of reports, bills, and motions debated on the floor of the House while encouraging them to redouble their efforts to ensure more legislative outputs when they resume from recess in January 2025.
Rt.Hon Dajoh acknowledged the commitment of the executive Governor of Benue State Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Iormem Alia to complete renovation of the House of Assembly complex, saying the work of completed will provide honourable members and staff a befitting office accommodation and Chamber for plenary sessions.
Dajoh during the second sitting, the Assembly received sixteen bills and passed nine while four were in committees and five pending.
He said the Assembly received thirteen reports, out of which one has been conclusively debated while Twelve still pending.
The Assembly received and deliberated on seventeen substantive motions and adopted thirty one major resolutions, received seven major communications including requests to revised the 2024 Supplementary Budget and confirm the executive Governor’s nominees for appointment as Chairman and Members of the Benue State House of Assembly Service Commission.
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