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  • House of Representatives to regulate high cost of cement

    House of Representatives to regulate high cost of cement

    The House of Representatives has promised that it would put legislation in place to checkmate the excessive hike in the price of cement.

    Honourable speaker of the Green chamber, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja at a public hearing on the investigation of the unabated rising cost of cement in Nigeria.

    According to him, the public hearing was aimed at informing Nigerians on exactly what is happening within this sector and possibly coming out with resolutions as to how they could navigate through.

    Abbas  lamented that the unabated high cost of cement has impacted negatively not only on the construction sector but also on the economy.

    He said, ”It is in public knowledge that the housing deficit in Nigeria is over 3 million, saying for the government and the private sector to close the huge gap, the price of cement must be affordable and within reach.

    “Let me assure you that the parliament is working hard in putting the right legislation to help promote and encourage industrialisation as well as small and medium enterprises in place.

    “We are equally open and willing to work hand in hand both with manufacturers and the end users, this, in our belief, is the surest way to improve the quality of life and standard of living of the citizens.

    “We are equally leaving no stone unturned to put the right laws in place that could help checkmate the avoidable excesses that brought us to where we are.”

    Earlier, the Chairman of the Committee on Solid Minerals, Jonathan Gaza assured that the public hearing was not a witch-hunt but an open discussion to find lasting solutions to the problem within the built environment.

    The committee said its review of cement prices in other countries like Kenya, India and Zambia for 2021 alone showed that Nigeria has the highest price of cement using the official exchange rates for each country.

     

  • I regret ever supporting Tambuwal to become speaker – Gbajabiamila

    I regret ever supporting Tambuwal to become speaker – Gbajabiamila

    Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said he regrets ever supporting Aminu Tambuwal to become the speaker of the 7th National Assembly.

    Recall that Tambuwal emerged the Speaker of the House of Representatives in 2011 with the support of key members of the Green Chamber.

    Tambuwal is now an outgoing two-term Governor of Sokoto State.

    “I regret it,” Gbajabiamila stated while recalling the previous attempts by speakership aspirants to oppose the chosen candidates of their respective parties.

    The Speaker made these remarks in Abuja on Wednesday night during a meeting of the Joint Task – 10th Assembly, a coalition of members-elect from the All Progressives Congress and opposition parties for the upcoming 10th National Assembly.

    During the meeting, the coalition adopted Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu as the anointed candidates of the APC for the positions of Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively, for the 10th House.

    Before Gbajabiamila spoke, Senator Godswill Akpabio, the APC candidate for President of the Senate, accompanied the Speaker into the venue, delivered a brief remark, and then left.

    The meeting is currently ongoing at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja as of the time of filing this report.

    However, Tambuwal will  be returning to the National Assembly as a Senator representing Sokoto South Senatorial District having served as three term Federal House of Representatives member representing Kebbe/Tambuwal federal constituency where he emerged as the Speaker between 2011 to 2015.

     

  • 2023: Hon. Shina Peller joins Accord Party

    A member of the House of Representatives representing Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa federal constituency Hon. Shina Peller has defected to another party.

    Peller who announced his dumping of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) last week has  announced his defection to the Accord party.

    The lawmaker made the announcement on the floor of the Green chamber  on Tuesday.

    In a statement, Peller disclosed that he entered talks with his new party and others after he left the APC.

    He stressed that he had  numerous options, but  chose AP  “for  some very peculiar reasons”.

    He noted that Accord Party was the first platform in Oyo State to zone Oyo North Senatorial ticket to Oke Ogun considering that Ogbomosho Zone had done two terms.

    Peller said the party has shown an unwavering commitment to the yearnings of the people of Oke-Ogun.

    “In Oyo State, the Accord Party is a force to reckon with, its internal democracy mechanism is intact, a component lacking in other parties. Accord Party is also strategic as it concerns balloting.

    “On the ballot paper, Accord comes first before the two major parties. With Accord as our party, voting sensitization becomes easier for us to do.

    “Today, I would like to inform the general public that I am now with the Accord party. The logo of the Accord constantly reminds me and other well-meaning Nigerians of their civic responsibility – to vote for credible leaders.

    “In Oke-Ogun, Oyo North Senatorial District and Oyo State at large, Accord Party is our strength, its logo is our thumb – it’s our power and we shall make it count”, he added.

  • 2023 Elections: Hon. Shina Peller dumps APC

    Honourable Shina Abiola Peller, who represent Iseyin/Itesiwaju/Kajola/Iwajowa Federal Constituency, at the green chamber of the National Assembly has dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

    The announcement was made via a letter addressed to the chairman of his ward .

    The Iseyin Oke Ogun born politician was elected to the House of Reps in 2019 under the paltform of the APC.

    Peller contested the Oyo North Senatorial District seat under the aegis of APC but lost in the primary election. Consequently, Peller has now dumped the party to defect to another one yet to be announced.

    Peller, in the letter he personally signed and addressed to APC Ward 9 chairman, Koso in Iseyin Local Government Area, insisted that he took the decision after due consultation with his people.

    The lawmaker said that undemocratic conduct of some party chieftains particularly in Oyo State has shown that the people from the grassroots and the youth will continue to be at the mercy of the few at the top.

    He alleged that some people within the party imposed their preferred candidate against the wish of the people.

    He maintained that he left the APC because his people have asked him to do so.

    He explained further that he decided to join politics not for selfish reason but the overall interest of Nigerian youths and the people of Oke Ogun.

    His letter reads, “I write to formally inform you of the renouncement of my membership from the All Progressives Congress (APC).

    “I took this decision after due consultation with my people from the Oke Ogun region and beyond who feel humiliated by the undemocratic acts and decisions of some gladiators within Oyo State APC.

    “President Muhammadu Buhari preached bottom-to-top approach driven APC, but the undemocratic conduct of some party chieftains particularly in Oyo State has shown that the people from the grassroots and the youth will continue to be at the mercy of the few at the top, who impose their preferred candidate against the wish of the people, as recently witnessed in Oyo North Senatorial District where I belong.

    “My people have therefore decided that we withdraw our membership of the APC, and I totally align with them as I delved into politics not for selfish reason but the overall interest of Nigerian youths and the people of Oke Ogun. So. I hereby renounce my membership of the APC”.