Senate President Inaugurates New Assembly Complex in Niger State.
Senate President Ahmed Lawan, on Saturday Inaugurates the newly constructed Niger state House of Assembly Complex in Minna,Niger State.
The Senate President lauded Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello for the project that would provide conducive atmosphere for the discharge lagislative duties.
Lawan also commends the Governor for having the vision to build such a gigantic structure for the legislatures adding that it was only someone who have vision for legislature that will commit the state resources in building such edifice.
He described the legislature as the number one arms of government and expressed optimism that the new complex serve the members of the state House of assembly judiciously.
He advised the incoming speaker to take advantage of the capacity building exercise that would be carried in the National Institute for Legislative Democratic Studies which was recently commissioned by President Muhammadu Buhari.
In his remarks,the Outgoing Governor of Niger State,Sani Bello said the complex is to provide conducive environment for legislature to enable them perform their constitutional responsibilities as well as provide additional office space for the legislators aids and staff for smooth operations.
He commended the leadership and Members of the State Assembly for their support in providing good governance to the people throughout his tenure.
Bello said his administration had always supported legislative independence as an autonomous arm of government which has created mutual understanding in the discharge of executive and legislative duties.
Speaker of the House, Abdullahi Bawa Wuse, said the project would leave an indelible mark in the history of legislative responsibility in the state and commended the Governor for the initiative.
“t is all tailored toward ensuring and enhancing the automy of legislative arm of government and in the history of the legislative process in the state,the governor’s name will go down as the one who aided the performance of legislatures in the state,” he said.
Earlier in his Speech, the Commissioner of Works and infrastructure Alhaji Mamman Sani, explained that the complex consist of thirty offices for Members designed with three floors, ground floor to accommodates thirty Members.
He added that the complex consist of entrance porch, eight committee rooms, library, research, cybercafe, E-labrary, conference room for seminar and symposia, 300 seater capacity public hearing room among others.
