My people, wetin dey happen for di political side of Naija no fit finish for today!
House of Representatives don burst out with matter wey concern di minority caucus wey try establish ad-hoc committee to investigate tax law changes. Dem don talk say dat one no get correct procedure and dem no get di power to do am.
Na Mr. Akin Rotimi, di House spokesman, na im yarn dis gist for Sunday. E talk say di minority guys try form dis committee for January 2, 2026, and e supposedly don submit some interim report. Wetin dey happen here na sharp division between how politics dey operate and how di House dey run their matter.
Rotimi talk say e no dey against minority caucus role for democracy, but e make am clear say dem no fit gather committee like say dem be official House. Na di full House or di Speaker dey get dat kind power.
Him talk say dem dey follow Standing Orders wey dey guide House operation since time. E clear say, “No political caucus, whether na majority or minority, fit form committee wey get di status of parliamentary body.” E don clear am say wetin dem dey do no dey count as official matter.
Correct! Rotimi talk say any kind decision wey come from dis caucus no go carry weight, e no fit summon people or demand official documents. So, anybody wey dey listen, make you no jabber ambaka when dem come with report wey no follow correct process!
Dem still remind us say since December last year, di House don already put light on dis tax matter. Di bipartisan committee wey dem form, na im dey handle di real investigation. So, no be to form new committee wey go just dey cause wahala!
Rotimi don even give us better updates, say National Assembly don publish di official Gazette, and dis one dey carry di correct law wey dem don agree on. He no want people to dey mis-understand how legislative work dey run.
E conclude say make we no dey carry di noise wey minority dey make, say e no get proper recognition. Na only committee wey House form or di Speaker get parliamentary authority. So my people, make we shine our eyes well well!
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