THE Governor of Niger State, Alhaji Abubakar Bello, on Tuesday told members of the 8th Plateau State House of Assembly to concentrate on exposing corruption in the state.
Bello at the Assembly in Minna, the state capital, said it was the responsibility of the legislators to appropriate funds and carry out effective oversight functions.
He said, “It is pertinent to point out that the legislature needs to concentrate on its constitutional duties of law making, appropriation, exposing corruption and inefficiency in the management of public funds and oversight functions.
“The challenge before us is enormous and herculean but definitely surmountable. You must make effective laws, review them, repel where necessary and enact new ones, appropriate funds and carry out effective oversight functions so that good governance ethics can be enthroned to deliver campaign promises to the people.”
The governor, who was represented by his deputy, Ahmed Ketso, also called on the legislators to donate projects to their constituencies as personal contributions to the development of the state.
Meanwhile, member of the Assembly representing Chanchaga constituency, Marafa Guni, had been elected Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly.
Guni was nominated by Mohammed Lokogoma from Wushishi constituency and seconded by Bako Alfa, representing Bida I constituency.
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