A first-timer and former Attorney General and Commissioner for
Justice, Honorable Abdullahi Bawa Wuse has emerged as the Speaker
of the Niger state House of Assembly.
Wuse who was also a former local government chairman, represents
Tafa constituency.
He emerged through a unanimous consent after his nomination by
the immediate speaker, Ahmed Mohammed Marafa having been a sole
candidate for the position.
The Assembly suspended its standing order to pave way for a
first timer to emerge speaker.
The member representing Bida 1 Constituency, Honorable Bako
Kasim Alfa was nominated and uniamously elected as the Deputy
Speaker.
Speaking after his formal inauguration, the new speaker thanked
his colleagues for deeming him worthy to lead them, while promising
to justify the confidence reimposed in him.
He also commended the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership
in the state for ensuring stability in the state Assembly and
guiding the party to victory in the last general elections.
He promised that the 9th Assembly will cooperate with the
executive in taking the state high in the development index adding
that there will not be acrimony and unwarranted rancour between the
three arms of government.
He also promised to ensure the enactment of laws that would have
direct bearing on the lives of the people, while equally pledging
to accelerate the passage of executive and private member
bills.
“The task before us is enormous but we will strive to meet up
with every challenge and draw the courage to lift the state to a
new dawn,” he noted.
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Ogun Customs hit N1.1bn Revenue in May
…seize 7000 bags of rice
The Ogun State Area Command, Nigeria Customs Service, says it
has generated N1.413bn N1.131bn revenue between 1st to 31st May
2019.
It added that it also seized 7000 bags of rice, 372 kegs of
vegetable oil (25liters each), 3 units of motorcycles, 5 sacks, 1,
835 pairs of new and 264 pairs of used footwear, 3 bags of sugar
(50kg each), 1 sack of secondhand clothing, 411 kegs of PMS
(Petrol) of 25 litres and 38 vehicles which included smuggled
‘tokunbo’ cars and others used as means of conveyance of smuggled
goods.
The Area Controller of the command, Michael Agbara, disclosed
this on Tuesday at the Idiroko border office of the command.
Agbara said, “The seizure of over 7000 bags of rice for the
month of May 2019 is the highest monthly seizures of rice made by
the Command during the 2019 fiscal year.
“The aforementioned was achieved due to strategic enforcement
measures put in place in line with the Federal Government Policy on
Agricultural Development in the area of boosting local rice
production.
“The Command will continue to dialogue, engage, sensitize and
educate the public on social/economic implication of smuggling and
on the other hand, the statutory functions of enforcing compliance
with strict adherence to rules of engagement will not be
relinquished”, he said.
By PRNigeria