National Assembly Received Various Petitions on alleged cases of killings of some Nigerians .
By Olusegun HOSEA 6th June, 2024
The Deputy Speaker of the House Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu who preside the proceeding of the plenary received some petitions from members of the House Representatives on various complaints from the public.
After observing prayers and the singing of the stanza of the national Anthem and pledge, Hon. Chris Nkwonta laid a petition on behalf of a complainant against some officials of a Chinese steel company over alleged cases of brutal killings of some of their Nigerian workers in Abia State. Other petitions include that of Hon.Abdullahi El-Rasheed laid a petition on behalf of a complainant against the Central Bank of Nigeria on his alleged omission from the National pension scheme. He craved the intervention of the House. Hon. Billy Famous Osawaru laid a petition on behalf of a complainant on alleged threat to life.All the petitions were referred to the House Committee on Public Petitions.
Also, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi rose on a matter of privilege stating that on June 3rd, the Sun Newspaper alleged that Honourable Members from different political parties paid a solidarity visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State. He clarified that the House Committee on Local Content led by Hon. Boma Good head were in Rivers State on an oversight function and visited the Governor as is usual for Committees to do. Hon. Gagdi called for clarification on the difference between a Committee of the House visiting the Governor and Honourable Members visiting.
He further called on the House Committee on Ethics and Privilege to investigate the issue and report back to the House
Similarly, Hon. Musa Modibbo moved a motion on the urgent need to rescue tramped miners in a deep mining pit in Niger State and it was seconded by Hon. Michael Etaba. Hon. Modibbo in leading the debate stressed the urgent need to rescue the trapped miners as each minute lost in this effort is critical. He stressed the critical need to deploy more sophisticated experts and materials to prevent further loss of lives. Hon. Modibbo also called on the Ministry of Solid Minerals to ensure the deployment of more personnel and equipment to the site to ensure the rescue, and that the House Committee on Solid Minerals should investigate the causes leading to the failure of the mining pit and report back to the House. The motion was voted on, adopted and referred to the House Committee on Solid Minerals.
