Nigeria: State Assembly Speakers Assure of Good Governance

5 September 2024
Daily Trust (Abuja)
By Hameed Oyegbade

Speakers of State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria have reiterated their commitment to ensuring good governance at the grassroots level.

The chairman of conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Adebo Ogundoyin, gave the assurance in his key note address at a one-day 'Reflection Session for Speakers and Clerks of State Houses of Assembly'.

The session was organised by conference, with support from Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), a UK, Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) programme.

The session focused on the ongoing reforms and emerging governance issues at the states with the theme: "Legislative Reforms at the State Level: The Journey so far".

Ogundoyin said contributions of the PERL towards ensuring good governance at the sub-national level could not be qualified.

The Team Leader of the PERL, John Mutu, said th session was aimed at reflecting on previous engagements, celebrate successes, and lessons learnt to inform future plans as well as provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on emerging governance issues across the country.

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