Speaker receives 72 more bills from committee on review of existing laws and law reform

chika ebuzor

June 1, 2017 4:37 PM

The Speaker also assured the committee that the House of Representatives will give the bills expeditious passage.

Dogara receives 72 more bills from committee on review of existing laws and law reformreceives 72 more bills from committee on review of existing laws and law reform.

The Committee set up by House Speaker, Yakubu Dogara to review obsolete laws and review statutes has presented another set of 72 bills for passage into law.

The team was led by the director general of National Institute of Legislative Studies, Dr Ladi Hamalai, to submit the report, which is of the final phase of the committee's work, at the National Assembly.

Submitting the report, Dr Hamalai said the committee considered over 100 legislation, out of which seventy-two bills were drafted.

The drafted bills consist of repeals, amendments, consolidations and new bills. Key legislation reviewed and bills drafted include but not limited to: (a)The Electoral Act (b) Federal Universities establishment laws(c) The Electric Power Sector Reform Act(d) The Legal Education (Consolidation,etc) Act (e) The Companies and Allied Matters Act(f) The Evidence Act and (g) The Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.