Adamawa State House of Assembly on Monday, slated a bill for a law to increase the retirement years and other allowences for media workers so as to enhance their condition of the service for third reading.
The unanimous resolution of the members to fix the bill for 3rd reading, followed the presentation, consideration and adoption of the report of the ad hoc committee set up to scrunize the bill.
The report which was submitted by the vice chairman of the committee and member representing Verre Constituency, Hon. Abdullahi Umar Yapak, was subsequently considered and adopted during plenary presided by the speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas.
While leading debate on the report, Hon. Yapak, and one of the vibrant lawmaker told his colleagues that the bill is floated to motivate media worker considering the hazard involved in the profession.
The media friendly lawmaker informed the assembly that it is due poor working condition that people are loosing interest in the entire profession, and pleaded with other members to support the third reading of the bill.
He explained that the importance of the media in the society cannot be over-emphasized, and that even the state assembly cannot function effectively without the media.
While in its report, the ad hoc committee headed by Hon. Simon Isa (Song) observed that lack of digitisation of more especially the state owned media outfits in line with the June, 2020 date line is hampering their performance.
On his part, the former speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Kabiru Mijinyawa(Yola South) threw his weight behind Hon. Yapak and the committee and hammered on the significant role of the media and the need to pass the bill.
After the adoption of the report, the speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, directed the Chairman Rules and Business of the assembly to schedule the bill for third and the next legislative day.
The bill is seeking to increase the retirement years from 35 to 40 by service and 60 to 65 by age and other allowences for media workers so as to enhance their condition of the service for effective performance.
Reacting on the development, cross section of the media practitioners, applauded the effort Rt. Hon. Iya Abbas led assembly as well as the Chairman of the NUJ, Comrade Ishaka Donald Dedan for working round the clock towards ensuring that the bill is passed.
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