House to meet Cardoso, Edun, others over economy

The House of Representatives on Tuesday announced the commencement of the second edition of its sectoral debates/dialogue as part of its periodic policy brief series.

This was contained in a statement issued on Monday night by House spokesman, Akin Rotimi.

According to the statement, the programme has been “billed for the financial sector and is scheduled to feature key stakeholders in the sector such as the Minister of Finance, Minister of Budget and Planning, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue.”

The Clerk of the House of Representatives, Yahaya Danzaria, confirmed this on Monday, in a communication titled, “Notice of Sectoral Debates with Financial Sector Stakeholders.”

The House commenced work he sectoral debate series in November 2023 with the security agencies.

Tagged, “Strengthening Good Governance’ of the House Legislative Agenda, the series forms part of initiatives by the Abbas Tajudeen-led House to promote transparency and accountability in government operations.

The Debates Series also has ‘strengthening of legislative oversight of key Ministries, Departments and Agencies  of Government’, as well as the ‘promotion of smooth legislative-executive relationships for good governance’ as part of its objectives.

Upon resumption of plenary for the year, Tajudeen had noted that the state of the economy was of grave concern to the House, stressing that the country was grappling with numerous hurdles impeding our growth trajectory.

“I am pleased to announce that House sectoral briefs with MDAs will resume immediately. Accordingly, we shall engage with MDAs and principal actors in the finance sector on Tuesday, 6th February, 2024. This engagement will assess the nation’s readiness to mobilise the necessary financial resources for implementing the budget,” the Speaker had said.