ADHA Passes Bills to Establish Road Maintenance Agency, other

Adamawa State House of Assembly on Wednesday, passed a bill for a law to establish the Adamawa State Road Development and Maintenance Agency. News Platform 

The assembly also passed a bill for a law to repeal the Adamawa State House of Assembly Service Commission (Amendment) law 2021, so as to remove restrictions for the appointment of chairman and members of the commission.

The passage of the 2 bills followed the consideration of 2 separate reports presented by the committees on Public Petitions, Public Service and Electoral Matters and that of Works, Energy, Land an Survey.

The reports were laid by the Chairmen of the above House Committees, Hon. Kantomon Bulus Naftali (Shelleng) and his counterpart of Verre, Hon. Japhet Hammajabu.

In its report, Hon. Japhet's led committee said the agency is key to economic growth and development, and that it will help in reducing poverty and improve economy.

It recommended its establishment for the overall management, development, rehabilitation, reconstruction and maintenance of class "C" and Class "D" roads on behalf of the Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Adamawa State and maintenance of Class "B" roads.

It said that the agency will promote sustainable development and operation of the rural roads sector in the state and urged the assembly to pass the bill considering its importance.

After the passage of the bills, the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Bathiya Wesley, directed the clerk to prepare clean copies of the bills for Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri's assent.