The House of Representatives on Tuesday returned from a long
recess to a rowdy session when a letter by Alhaji Kawu Baraje’s faction
of the Peoples Democratic Party requesting to visit the House was read
by the Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal.
The Speaker, however, revealed that a letter requesting a meeting
with the leadership of the House and PDP Caucus written by the chairman
of the PDP was withdrawn early Tuesday morning.
If Bamanga Tukur had not withdrawn the letter, both factions would have been meeting with the lawmakers about the same time.
The new PDP’s letter which was signed by Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola
brought proceedings to an abrupt halt and set members off in a riotous
shouting match that halted proceedings for almost 30 minutes.
The Speaker in his opening speech lamented the level of budget
implementation, saying it “remains a sore point of governance,” and that
implementation of the 2013 capital appropriation “is way below
expectation.”
According to him, all committees of the House will proceed on one
week of oversight to Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDA).
The members also passed a vote of confidence on the Speaker and all
members of the leadership in the House to demonstrate that there is
unity in the House.
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