By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
A member of the House of Representatives and member, New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) from Kano State, Aliyu Madaki, on Wednesday, brought a motion to the floor of the House titled, “Need to immortalise former Speaker, Late Ghali Na’Abba by naming the National Assembly Service Commission building after him.”
Following the motion, the House of Representatives has commenced the process of immortalising former Speaker, Ghali Na’Abba.
According to the lawmakers, the late Na’Abba started his political career as a student of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, where he was elected as an Executive Committee Member of the ABU Chapter of the revolutionary People’s Redemption Party established in the 2nd Republic by Mallam Aminu Kano.
The late Na’Abba was elected as a member of the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the beginning of the Fourth Republic in 1999.
According to the House, the late Na’Abba was praised as an influential Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1999 and 2003, saying that on account of his courageous, dynamic, outspoken pursuit of legislative independence and revolutionary approach to running the House as Speaker within the period.
Madaki further explained that Na’Abba as Speaker, embarked on a number of measures to ensure the independence of the legislature, not limited to profound scrutiny of the budget framework, making robust adjustments where necessary; strengthen House Committees; fashioned out a cohesive, inclusive, mutual, thinking and participatory house; and regulate debate on the state of the nation.
He explained that cognizant of the need to immortalise him by naming the National Assembly Commission building after him in honour of his legacy, the House resolved to honour Na’Abba, by naming the National Assembly Service Commission Building after him.
It referred the motion to the Senate for concurrence.
Na’Abba, a Kano-born politician, died on September 27, 2023, in Abuja at the age of 65.
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