By Opeyemi Adeoti
Kwara State House of Assembly has charged the state government to collaborate with National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), towards averting disasters in the state.
This was part of the resolutions of the House after considering a Matter of General Importance on the recent boat mishap along Egboti in Niger State and Kpada, Patigi Local Government Area of Kwara State raised by lawmaker representing Edu Constituency, Hon. Saba Gideon during today’s plenary.
Hon. Gideon blamed the incident on the failure of Federal Inland Water Ways in safeguarding the nation’s waterways
Other members in the their separate submissions condoled the state government and families of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident
Reading the resolutions of the House, the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Salihu Danladi tasked the Ministry of Works and Transport to always synergize with National Inland Waterways Authority to fashion out lasting solution to forestall reoccurrence
Holistic Infos reports that today’s plenary featured approval of House Rules, Seat Allocation and announcement of lawmakers into different Special and Standing Committees by the Speaker.