STATE LEGISLATURES MUST BE
FULLY IMPLEMENTED- DG,
NILDS
The National Institute for
Legislative and Democratic
Studies (NILDS) has been
encouraged to drive the process
of ensuring swift implementation
of financial autonomy granted the
State Houses of Assembly in
Nigeria.
The Director General of the
Institute, Prof. Abubakar Sulaiman
made this known recently in
Abuja when he played host to a
delegation from NTA-Parliament.
Addressing the broadcasters, the
DG informed that critical
stakeholders including members
of the Nigerian Governors' Forum
are being engaged in a bid to
ensure compliance with the
provisions of the law which
grants financial autonomy to State
legislatures.
He informed the visitors that
NILDS has been prominently on
the news in recent times because
it has been doing a lot in
advancing democratic
governance. He expressed
appreciation for the unwavering
support the NTA has extended to
NILDS. "No government
Ministries, Department or
Agencies (MDAs) can now
compete with our Institute in
terms being on the news for the
right reasons" he stated.
Prof. Sulaiman informed that the
amendment of the 2011 Act that
established the Institute has
further expanded its scope and
mandate to extend its services to
democratic institutions, Civil
Society Organizations and other
relevant bodies. He solicited more
support of the media, particularly
now that NILDS has the nod of the
leadership of the National
Assembly to workout modalities
towards improving the visibility
and public perception of
Legislative institutions in the
country. "We know that
Organizations have since moved
from the era of free services tooa
period of commercialization and
market economy; today, if you
want reach in terms of
networking, you must put money
on the table for it" he agreed with
the delegation.
He implored the Parliamentary
and International channels of the
NTA to gear up for serious
partnership with the Institute,
noting that the next year's
workplan of NILDS would capture
possibilities of collaborating with
select media Houses on
commercial bases, informing that
NTA tops the list of the media
outfits to be engaged.
Earlier, the leader of the
delegation and General Manager,
NTA Parliament, Mr. lorhen
Kwange solicited technical
support from NILDS in the area of
assistance with a camera chain or
other cogent tool, assuring the DG
of prompt response in terms of
coverage of the activities of the
Institute. He informed that the
NTA-Parliament is now available
on both GOTV and DSTV
channels.
In another development, the DG
played host to a group from
Nigeria Natural Resource Charter.
The leader of the group, Tengi
George-lkoli mentioned that the
purpose of their visit was to
partner with the Institute being
the technical arm of the National
Assembly on areas of gas and natural resources, including solid minerals
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