March 29, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives has stepped down a motion to name the National Assembly Library Building in Honor and Commemoration of Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the 9th National Assembly.
Titled “Need to Name the National Assembly Library Building in Honor and Commemoration of Femi Gbajabiamila Speaker of the 9th National Assembly,” the motion was stepped down by Idris Wase, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who presided over the plenary.
Gaza Jonathan Gbefwi (PDP-Nasarawa) had initiated the motion to name the library in honour of Gbajabiamila.
However, Wase stepped down the motion due to Gaza’s absence at Wednesday’s plenary, adding that it would be looked into when he is around.
The motion noted that research is crucial to legislative business because it provides essential information for lawmakers to make decisions and understand the complexities of issues addressed and evaluate the potential impacts of legislation.
Gaza noted that the Speaker of the 9th Assembly, Gbajabiamila, whose vision is to place the National Assembly on the world map, created the Committee on Legislative Library Research and Documentation, a first in History, with the mandate to establish a world-class Legislative Library, Museum, and Archive to deepen legislative knowledge as well as preserve legislative history for posterity.
According to him, the 9th National Assembly under the leadership of the Speaker has frantically and tirelessly made efforts to put in place the necessary structure for the smooth running and operations of the National Assembly library through the establishment of the NASS Library Trust Fund Bill that has been signed into law by the President.
“Cognisant that there is no better way to immortalize the doggedness of such a visionary leader other than to name the library after the Speaker, Rt. Hon Femi Gbajabiamila,” Gaza said.
