NASS resumes as constitution review, Rivers emergency rule oversight, tax reform bills top agenda
After almost six weeks of recess, the National Assembly will resume plenary Today (Tuesday).
It would be recalled that the lawmakers embarked on holiday on 27 March and were supposed to resume plenary on 29 April, but extended the recess by another week.
A statement issued by the media office of the Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, on Monday, listed the legislative priorities for the weeks ahead. These include the passage of the Tax Reform Bills, oversight on the emergency administration in Rivers State, addressing resurgence of Boko Haram insurgency, and a constitutional review.
Bamidele said the first agenda of the lawmakers when they resume plenary would be to pass the tax reform bills. After the passage, it would be transmitted to the presidency for assent before it becomes a law.
“First on our agenda is the further consideration of the Tax Reform Bills, 2024. Its passage has become imperative to reform the country’s tax regime and shore up the revenue of the federation. This will also help governments at all levels to implement projects and deliver the dividends of democracy,” he said.
He also said the lawmakers would deliberate on the emergency rule in Rivers State and mediate in the political crisis between the suspended governor, Siminilayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
The Senate Leader also said the National Assembly will engage with security chiefs to devise new strategies to tackle the resurgence of Boko Haram and communal killings in Northern Nigeria.
Bamidele also said the lawmakers would fast-track the ongoing review of the Nigerian constitution and initiate reforms to the Electoral Act 2022 with the aim to ensure more credible and transparent elections.
