The Benue House of Assembly has passed 58 bills between June 5, 2015 and June 3, 2019, according to the speaker, Mr Titus Uba.
Speaking at the valedictory session to mark its dissolution Monday in Makurdi, he said 46 were executive bills, while 12 were private and members’ bills.
”The governor signed 45 of the bills into law. This is an eloquent testimony of the symbiotic relationship between the three arms of government in the State. Some of the bills passed by the house are cardinal and of great significance to the state.
“They include the Open Grazing (Prohibition), Assembly Service Commission, The Violence Against Persons, Prohibition and Administration of Criminal Justice Laws among others,” he said.
Also, the majority leader, Mr Avine Agbom, called on members of the ninth assembly to be united and not to antagonise themselves for whatever reason but to champion the course of development of the state at all times.
He admonished them to take the welfare of the assembly staff very seriously to enable them discharge their duties creditably, which would lead to their success.
Member representing Katsina-Ala East state constituency, Dr Ianna Jato, corroborated Agbom by advising the new members that assembly business was not confrontational.
Jato stressed that they should rather cooperate with the house leadership in order to attract good legislation that would enable good governance in the state.
Mrs Ngunan Addingi, representing Buruku state constituency, advised her colleagues to forget about all the negative things that they had been through while serving their constituents. She said that their passion for the job should be their joy.
