The House of Representatives, at Tuesday’s plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, PhD, CFR, considered a range of legislative, budgetary, security, and national-interest matters.
Legislative business featured Executive Communications from the President, Matters of Urgent Public Importance on insecurity and disaster response, measures to address youth restiveness through economic revitalisation, and the extension of the implementation period for the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act.
The House also received a delegation from the Parliament of Ghana and recorded the defection of two Members.
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
The House received an Executive Communication from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu transmitting the National Postgraduate Medical College Amendment Bill and the National Research Development Fund Bill, 2026, for consideration and passage.
President Tinubu also forwarded the 2026 Budget Proposal of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for consideration by the House.
CAPITAL BUDGET IMPLEMENTATION
The House considered and passed at Third Reading the Appropriation (Repeal and Enactment) Act (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill, 2026 (HB.2819), following consideration and adoption of the relevant report at the Committee of Supply.
The Bill, presented by the House Majority Leader, Rt. Hon. Julius Ihonvbere, CON, extends the implementation of the capital component of the 2025 Appropriation Act from September 30, 2026, to December 31, 2026.
MATTERS OF URGENT PUBLIC IMPORTANCE
School Abductions
The House called for intensified and sustained search-and-rescue operations to secure the release of 116 abducted schoolchildren and other persons held in captivity in Borno State. Members urged enhanced intelligence gathering, inter-agency coordination, and security operations along the Buratai-Maiduguri Road, Mussa, Lassa, and other vulnerable locations.
Violence in Ondo Communities
The House called for urgent intervention following reported attacks, arson, and displacement in Odun-Ebighan, Eke, and other Ilaje communities in Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency of Ondo State. It mandated the Committee on Special Duties to engage the National Boundary Commission on the determination of the affected land boundaries between Ondo and Delta States, while urging security agencies to restore normalcy.
Bende Ecological Crisis
The House called for urgent Federal Government intervention over the worsening ecological crisis in Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, where flooding and gully erosion have destroyed homes, farmlands, roads, and other infrastructure and resulted in loss of lives.
Members further called for comprehensive technical assessments and Federal funding for erosion control, flood management, drainage rehabilitation, and the restoration of damaged access routes and infrastructure.
Enugu Flooding
The House urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to immediately provide relief materials and humanitarian assistance to communities affected by devastating flooding following the overflow of the Ivo River in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Members also urged the Federal Ministry of Water Resources to prioritise completion of the Dam project and mandated the relevant Committees to undertake an on-the-spot assessment of the affected communities and monitor measures aimed at preventing a recurrence.
Tackling Unemployment and Youth Restiveness
The House called for urgent measures to address rising insecurity and youth restiveness through the revitalisation of economic sectors with significant employment potential. Members identified the decline of key productive sectors, including agriculture, textiles, manufacturing, and solid minerals, as requiring urgent policy attention alongside measures to expand employment opportunities for young Nigerians.
PARLIAMENTARY DIPLOMACY
The House received a delegation from the Parliament of Ghana, furthering parliamentary engagement and cooperation between Nigeria and Ghana.
CROSS CARPETING
The House was notified of the defection of Rep. Joshua Chinedu Obika (FCT) from the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) to the Accord Party, and Rep. Munachim Alozie (Abia State) from the Labour Party (LP) to the Action People’s Party (APP).
The proceedings reflected the House’s consideration of urgent national priorities, alongside its continuing legislative and parliamentary engagements. The House adjourned to Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
