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  • Gbajabiamila says power sector reforms require legislative intervention

    Gbajabiamila says power sector reforms require legislative intervention

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has emphasized that appropriate legislative intervention in the power sector is critical to national development.

    Gbajabiamila made this statement at the opening ceremony of the public hearing of the House Ad-hoc Committee on Power Sector in the National Assembly.

    According to him, it is in line with the Legislative Agenda of the 9th Assembly that the House had to initiate and complete necessary legislative reforms to remove the regulatory and bureaucratic bottlenecks that continue to militate against optimum performance in the sector.

    According to a statement by Lanre Lasisi, Gbajabiamila’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, the Speaker was represented by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Idris Ahmed Wase, while declaring open the public hearing, said: “It is no longer news that despite huge investments in the power sector, little progress may have been made.

    “It is becoming increasingly worrisome that successive governments have been unable to fix the issue of power in our country; with the current state of electricity supply dampening the hopes of landmark industrialization and national development.

    “The last time some of you were here to witness the inauguration of this Ad Hoc Committee, we reminded you that at the onset of the 9th House of Representatives we proposed a legislative agenda that sought to initiate a comprehensive review of all legislation relating to the power sector. Today’s activity is an attempt to walk the walk.

    “Our nation has long struggled with the problem of fixing the power sector in Nigeria and getting it to work in the optimal interest of all our people. We have not succeeded, despite the best efforts of many,” he said.

    In his remarks, the chairman of the ad-hoc Committee and House Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, said the panel hit the ground running since being inaugurated, and that experts and relevant stakeholders in the sector have been interacted with before the public hearing.

    He also gave a hint on what has been uncovered so far, saying, “There is no gainsaying the power sector to our nation’s industrialization and development.

    “Interestingly, we are made to understand that the greatest issue bedevilling the sector after the unbundling of the defunct National Electric Power Authority is the inability to effectively transmit and distribute electricity supply across the country,” Doguwa added.

  • Speaker’s Statement: Gbajabiamila mourns Senator Abiola Ajimobi

    Speaker’s Statement: Gbajabiamila mourns Senator Abiola Ajimobi

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has described the demise of the immediate past governor of Oyo State and All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy National Chairman, South, Abiola Ajimobi, as a painful loss.

    Gbajabiamila said Ajimobi was a peace-loving man that promoted same among his people and beyond, saying Oyo State and Nigeria have lost a patriotic leader.

    In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, the Speaker said Ajimobi lived a fulfilled life and had served the people of Oyo State diligently and patriotically.

    The Speaker said he was personally touched and deeply saddened by Ajimobi’s death, saying Ajimobi is the architect of modern Oyo whose legacy will last long in the heart of many Nigerians.

    “My thoughts and prayers are with his family, the people and government of Oyo State and the country as a whole, especially the larger APC family.

    “Late Abiola Ajimobi was a strong pillar in the APC fold. Not only that, he was a dedicated leader that left his footprints in the sand of time in Oyo State when he served as governor for eight years, making him the longest serving governor of the state to date.

    “I pray that God Almighty will grant him a peaceful resting place and give his family the fortitude to bear the loss,” Gbajabiamila said.

    Signed:
    Lanre Lasisi,
    Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives,
    Federal Republic of Nigeria.

  • House of Reps intervention resolved doctors crisis – Gbajabiamila

    House of Reps intervention resolved doctors crisis – Gbajabiamila

     

    …commends them for calling off strike

    Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has said that it was the numerous interventions of the green chambers that resolved crisis in the health sector, especially stopping the doctors from going on strike and their eventual resolve to call off the one week industrial action.

    The speaker in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, said he believed the various interventions by the House helped in no small measure in resolving the issue.

    He extended appreciation of the House leadership and its members to the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, for calling off their nationwide strike following his interventions and those of others, noting that by their action, the resident doctors had once again proven that they truly have Nigerians at heart.

    Recall that Gbajabiamila had met with the resident doctors on June 9, after which the House approved the sum of N4 billion as part of their hazard allowance and ensured it was included in the revised 2020 budget.

    The resident doctors embarked on their strike thereafter, but following further appeals and interventions by the speaker and other well-meaning Nigerians, the doctors called it off.

    At their virtual extraordinary National Executive Council, NEC, meeting on Saturday, the NARD leaders resolved to suspend the ongoing indefinite strike action with effect from Monday June 22, 2020 at 8am.

    They also commended the efforts of the speaker in ensuring that the issue was resolved amicably.

    According to a statement on Sunday by the president, Aliyu Sokomba, secretary-general, Bilqis Muhammad, and publicity secretary, Egbogu Stanley, the meeting was attended by over 300 members to consider the federal and state governments’ responses to the minimum demands over the strike that commenced on the 15th of June 2020.

    They equally recognised the efforts of the House Committee on Healthcare Services for their efforts at the resolution of the crisis.

    “The medical residency training funding has been included in the revised 2020 budget through the intervention of the Hon. Speaker, House of Representative and will be implemented as soon as the budget is assented to by the President,” the statement said.

    NARD noted that its national officers shall continue negotiations with stakeholders and progress made shall be reviewed in four weeks during the next NEC meeting in July 2020.

     

  • Gbajabiamila Congratulates Oba Gbolahan Lawal on His Coronation as New Oniru of Iru, Victoria Island of Lagos

    Gbajabiamila Congratulates Oba Gbolahan Lawal on His Coronation as New Oniru of Iru, Victoria Island of Lagos

    The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has congratulated the Oniru of Iru Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oba Abdul Wasiu Omogbolahan Lawal (Abisogun II), on the occasion of his presentation of the staff of office by the Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Sanwo-Olu on Sunday.
    The Speaker said the Oniru of Iru Kingdom deserves being presented with the staff of office at this time, considering the good leadership he has been providing in his previous public offices.
    Gbajabiamila said he personally believes in the capacity of His Royal Majesty to pilot the affairs of his subjects, calling on the people of his kingdom to continue to give him all the necessary support.
    While thanking the Lagos State Governor for the presentation of the staff of office to the Oba, Gbajabiamila noted with delight Oba Abdul Wasiu’s commitment to serving his people diligently.
    The Speaker also commend other sons of Iru kingdom who shown interest in the stool including Alhaji Akeem Oriyomi Ajasa for the show of sportsmanship following the Lagos State Government’s announcement of Oba Gbolahan Lawal who equally fulfilled all requirements of the law. Indeed, the enthronement of Oba Gbolahan Lawal was ordained by God.
    He said going by the show of support given to the new Oba by his Abisogun family and other ruling houses, it shows that he has wide acceptability among the entire Iru ruling houses and subjects.
    Signed:
    Lanre Lasisi,
    Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, House of Representatives,
    Federal Republic of Nigeria
  • Gbajabiamila mourns Musiliu Smith’s wife

    Gbajabiamila mourns Musiliu Smith’s wife

    The Speaker of the House of Representative, Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has commiserated with the former Inspector General of Police and Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Musiliu Smith, over the death of his wife, Alhaja Ariat Aderoju Smith.
    The Speaker said Alhaja Ariat, who passed away at the age of 69, was a selfless woman who gave her life to the service for humanity.
    A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Lanre Lasisi, said Alhaja Ariat would be missed not only by members of her immediate family but also by Lagosians in general. She was known as a great pillar of support to our elder statesman, Alhaji Musiliu Smith.
    He prayed Allah to grant her Jannatul Firdaus and give Alhaji Musiliu Smith as well as other members of his family the fortitude to bear the loss.