The Katsina State House of Assembly has passed 15 bills out of the 20 it received since the inauguration of the 8th Assembly on June 13, 2023.
The spokesperson to the Speaker of the assembly, Aminu Magaji Idris, disclosed this in Katsina on Thursday, saying the remaining five bills have scaled second reading before the assembly and they were also at the Committee level.
Idris said also that 150 motions aimed at driving development in the state were moved
He listed the Katsina State Geographic Information Service Bill, 2023, Katsina State Development Management Board Bill, 2023, and the Establishment of Katsina State Community Watch Corps Bill, 2023, the Katsina State Revenue Administration (Codification and Consolidation) Law, Katsina State Supplementary Appropriation Bill No. 1, 2023, and the Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Law 2023 as some of the notable bills passed.
Others were the bills establishing the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency (KASEDA), Katsina State Irrigation Authority, and the Katsina State Rural Access Road Agency.
“Additionally, the assembly has amended existing laws, including the Katsina State District Court (Amendment) Law, 2023, and the Katsina State Geographic Information Service (Amendment) Law, 2024,” he said.
