By Aliyu Dangida
The 8th Jigawa state House of Assembly has enacted 27 resolutions and passed 19 Laws, as it recorded over 180 sittings from June 2023- June 2024.
Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. QS Haruna Aliyu Dangyatin stated this while addressing newsmen on the highlights of the activities they conducted in the last one year.
Rt. Hon. Dangyatin explained that, beside achieving sitting above the average the assembly was within the period under review committed on to promote synergy with executive, judiciary and media for improving socio-economic life of Jigawa citizens and sustainable democratic growth.
The Speaker further stated that, the assembly had conducted series of oversight functions to ensure public accountability in all aspect of human endeavors.
Said he: “The resolution and laws we passed had pave ways and supported the governance reform embarked by Governor Malam Umar Namadi through his 12 point agenda designed to make Jigawa prosperous and great.
” Some of the laws we passed in the last one year included: law for the establishment of State Polytechnic of Information and Technology Kazaure, Basic Health Insurance Scheme, Senior Secondary School Board, Bureau of Statistics and Alternative Energy Agency among others.
“We also passed laws for
State economic Empowerment and Youth Employment Agency State Bureau of Statistic (Amendment No.1) Law No.62023 Economic Planning Board (Amendment No.1) Law No.4 2023, State House of Assembly Service Commission Law and Revised Local Government Appropriation Law and State appropriation Law No.92023.
“Others are Primary Health Development Agency (Amendment) Law, 2024, Jigawa State Contributory health care Management Agency Law 2024, state Information Technology and Digital Economy Agency Law 2024, State Resident Identity Management Agency Law, 2024”. He stated.
The Speaker however assured the people of Jigawa state that, the assembly is determined and committed to continue to work according to it’s constitutional jurisdiction for peace, unity and progress of Jigawa state.