My Perspective About The Prism of Law Making Function of Members of House of Assembly
~ Ojamomi Fadesola Esq.
By Fanayajo Ranti, The Tochlight Africa News
The art of Lawmaking in the legislative arm of government irrespective of the cadre if well articulated, presented and accepted by the members of the House and the people well sensitized will go a long way engendering the expected development as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.
Fundamentally, the State House of Assembly is mandated under constitutional obligation to make laws towards ensuring ensure peace, order and entrenchment of good governance in the State, in respect to matters not in the exclusive legislative list, but in concurrent list. It can also legislate on other matters as empowered by the Constitution.
It’s therefore incumbent on a Legislator to sponsor bills that are in tandem with issues on the concurrent list and other matters on the floor of the house to meet the developmental cravings of the people they’re elected to represent.
As a congressman, it will be my duty to explore the provisions of Section 4, Part 2 of the Second Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended, particularly as it centers on making law for states in respect to the generation , transmission and distribution of electricity to areas not covered by the National Grid System.
The same clause was what gave some states especially Lagos to solve the electricity problem in that state in their own little way. If it can be properly utilized, state government though the legislation of the House with necessary fundings from willing investors can get the menacing problem of our electricity solved