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Meet Benue House of Reps members yet to sponsor a single bill
Since their inauguration on June 13, 2023, in the 10th National Assembly, three members of the House of Representatives from Benue State are yet to sponsor a single bill in the lower chamber.
IDOMA VOICE reports that one of the primary duties of a legislator is to sponsor bills and move motions aimed at promoting the development and welfare of their constituencies.
However, according to data obtained by IDOMA VOICE from billtracker.naltf.gov.ng, a platform that tracks legislative activities, the following lawmakers have not sponsored any bill since their inauguration:
Solomon Wombo
Constituency: Katsina-Ala/Ukum/Logo
Party: APC
Total Bills: 0
Akume Regina [Wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume]
Constituency: Gboko/Tarka
Party: APC
Total Bills: 0
Tarkighir D. Dickson
Constituency: Guma/Makurdi
Party: APC
Total Bills: 0
Meanwhile, efforts to reach the lawmakers for comments on the development were unsuccessful as of the time of filing this report.
In a related Development, Philip Agbese of the Ado, Okpokwu and Ogbadibo Federal Constituency currently leads his Benue colleagues with 11 bills with two already passed into law.
