Thursday 19 May 2016

Reps ‘still awaiting’ PIB from Executive


The House of Representatives on Thursday lamented the attitude of the Executive towards the transmission of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) to the National Assembly. 

The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Abdulrasak Namdas, while speaking at the weekly briefing of journalists, said since the government version of the PIB is not forthcoming from the executive, the House would look into the bill from a fresh perspective. 

Advertisement He, however, praised the Federal Government’s decision to increase fuel pump price, saying it would stop diversion of petroleum products to neighbouring countries. 

 Namdas urged a section of the organised labour and civil society organizations threatening strike to “pursue other welfare programmes and let the subsidy be taken away.” He said the palliative measures in the 2016 Budget would help to cushion the effects of the fuel price hike.

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