...........𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒂 𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒇𝒖𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏  The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, recently extended his warm congratulations to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on the occasion of his one-year anniversary as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.  In his message, Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu expressed his admiration for President Tinubu's leadership and his commitment to improving the nation's infrastructure, enhancing security, and promoting economic growth. Despite the numerous challenges facing Nigeria, President Tinubu's administration has shown resilience and determination in laying a solid foundation for a brighter future.  Rt Hon Benjamin Kalu commended the President for his efforts in addressing the nation's pressing issues and fo...

............𝒂𝒔 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒕 𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒚, 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒈𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒈𝒆 On Monday, May 27th, all eyes were on the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, as he delivered the opening address on behalf of the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Ph.D., at the National Discourse on Nigeria's Security Challenges and Good Governance at the Local Government Level in Abuja.  The discourse shed light on the pressing issues faced by local governments in the country and highlighted the efforts of the 10th House of Representatives in addressing them. One of the primary concerns discussed at the discourse was the usurpation of local government functions by state governments.  This has been a long-standing issue, hindering the effective governance of local communities.  The State Joint Local Government Account has also been identified as a major obstacle in...

..........𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒇 36 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒆, 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒅𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒑𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓  On Friday, May 24, 2021, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Benjamin Okezie Kalu, declared open the first retreat of the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended) in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State. This retreat marks an important step in the timeline to achieve the first set of amendments by December 2025.  It provides the Committee with a crucial opportunity to receive reports from consultants on previous Constitution amendment bills, deliberate on those that have been rejected or not assented to, and propose action plans for addressing the reservations that led to their rejection. The pri...