Akwa Ibom Assembly Update

Wiliam Akpabio - AKHA(Aide), Uyo ...  Commend Governor Udom Emmanuel for setting up Judicial Panel to Investigate incidences of Police Brutality. ... Conderm the killing of innocent and unarmed youths ... Pays last respect to the departed souls. Rt.Hon. Aniekan Bassey Speaker Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday's plenary before paying last respect to the departed souls during the #EndSars Protest remarked on the incident that took place on Tuesday 20th October, 2020 where lives of many unarmed young Nigerian were cut short during their agitation for good governance and better life through the #EndSars protest and described it as a watershed in our nation's history. Speaker Bassey on behalf of all members of the 7th Assembly commend His Excellency Gov. Udom Emmanuel for setting up a panel of Investigation to investigate incidences of police brutality in the State and appeal to those affected, who are seeking redress, to approach this panel for necessary action. The Spea...

Williams Akpabio - AKHA(Aide), Uyo  Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly in it's plenary today read A Bill for a Law to Appropriate Monies from the Consolidated Revenue Fund, Revenue Fund and Capital Development Fund in the service of Akwa Ibom State Government the second time. The Speaker Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey referred the Bill to House committee on Finance and Appropriation for further legislative actions and  report to the house in one month. It could be recalled that Gov. Udom Emmanuel on October 20th, 2020 presented Akwa Ibom State Appropriation Bill, 2021 to the State legislature. the draft estimate, with the budget size of N435.652billion christened “Budget of Economic Reconstruction.” aimed to continue the actualization process for the Completion Agenda of this Administration, which is hinged basically on achieving rapid industrialization of this State.   The 2021 Budget is predicated on an oil benchmark of $40 per barrel at a production rate of 1.86 million b...

  AN ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. UDOM EMMANUEL, GOVERNOR, AKWA IBOM STATE ON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE 2021 BUDGET PROPOSALS TO AKWA IBOM STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY, UYO, 20TH OCTOBER, 2020  PROTOCOL Mr. Speaker and Honourable Members INTRODUCTION 1. We are gathered here in this Hallowed Chamber as we have done in the last five and half years to perform this constitutionally ordained and critical assignment: The presentation of the Estimates of our Expenditures for the Fiscal Year, 2021. On behalf of the Executive Arm of Government, I thank you for the warm welcome you have accorded us. 2. Thirty three years after God granted our fervent prayers to have a State of our own, united in love, shaped and distilled by a shared destiny and bound by the enduring cords of brotherhood, our State has witnessed monumental gains across various sectors. 3. The two Chambers (Legislative and EXCO) have worked in close partnership to accelerate the wheel of progress of our dear S...

The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has suspended plenary for eight weeks to enable Lawmakers embark on their annual recess. The Lawmakers will resume on December 3, 2020. Speaking with newsmen shortly after Plenary on Tuesday, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Rt. Hon. Aniefiok Dennis, noted that the Seventh Assembly led by the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aniekan Bassey, has lived up to its primary responsibilities, despite the Coronavirus Pandemic.  "The recess is a parliamentary process. Even during the pandemic, we were still sitting, we didn't go on recess. We deem this time appropriate to go on recess, after working and ensuring that people-oriented Bills and Motions were passed", he said.  Notwithstanding the recess, the Assembly Spokesman pointed out that the Legislators may reconvene if necessary. "Without hesitation, if there is any need for us to resume at any point in time, we'll definitely do that, given that it is people-oriented. If it is a m...