The House of Representatives has failed to consider a motion asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to rescind the decision to change the Ministry of Niger Delta Development to Ministry for Regional Development. 

The House stepped down the motion sponsored by Oboku Oforji (PDP, Bayelsa) because “it has been overtaken by events”.

Speaker Abbas Tajudeen told the House that he met with President Tinubu last week and reaffirmed that he was favorably disposed to receiving the South-South Development Commission Bill to cater for specific issues of the Niger Delta region. 

He told the Lawmaker that In light of the information, and due to the fact that the issues within the Motion have already been over taken by other events, he should allow the House to step down the motion. 

House Leader, Julius Ihonvbere (APC, Edo) said even though the issues contained in the motion were germane, the conversion of the Niger Delta Development Ministry to that of Ministry of Regional Development will not in any way deny the Niger Delta region of its due development, nor reduce its impact in the region, but only to broaden its scope to development of other regions.

While moving the motion, Oforji recalled that the Ministry of Niger Delta Development was created on September 10 2008 by late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua who appointed Ufot Ekaette as the first Minister.

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