The House Committee on Cooperation & Integration in Africa is working on the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) enabling act and will fast track the processes of its passage into law, the Committee Chairman Abubakar Momoh, has said.

Speaking when members of the committee visited NEPAD on oversight function, the chairman said the bill has already been forwarded and approved by the speaker, adding that it will soon be read on floor of the House for second reading.

"So I think we have already taken it up and I can assure you by this time next year, we will be talking of a different thing by the grace of God. We will try to fast track it to make sure that the bill actually sees the light of the day," he said.

The Chairman expressed concern over the issue of inadequate funding which is also one of the major challenges organization, adding that the committee will do its best and work with the appropriation committee to make funds available for the organization to deliver on its mandate.

Speaking, the Special Adviser to the President on NEPAD, Amb. Tunji Olagunju listed the challenges of the organization to include lack of an enabling law to assist in building effective partnerships with local and foreign institutions and poor funding of programs especially the budgeting system.