By Muhammad Baqir
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, said the National Assembly is the least funded arm of the Nigerian government.
Abbas made the assertion on Wednesday during the launch of three legislative digital platforms at the Lagos/Osun Hall of Transcorp Hilton.
The digital platforms, powered by the Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), include the Bill Tracking Website, the Legislative Tracker, and the Legislative Resources Repository, designed to provide comprehensive and user-friendly access to legislative information in Nigeria.
The speaker, who was represented by Amadi Victor Obuzor, noted that many Nigerians have the wrong perception that the National Assembly is overfunded, while it is the least funded arm of the government.
Abbas said, “I am happy that most of the development partners have carried out assessments and investigations on the funding of the National Assembly, and came to the conclusion that the legislature is underfunded.”
According to the Speaker, the digital platforms will be an opportunity to come to reality with the issues in the National Assembly, and change people’s perceptions about the institution.
Giving an overview of the platform, PLAC’s Deputy Executive Director, Omolara Akinyeye, explained that the PLAC bills track was an online platform for tracking the status and progress of bills going through the legislative process in the Nigerian National Assembly.
According to Akinyeye, users can access the status and complete text of bills and legislation, as well as read analyses and infographics on select bills.
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