Bauchi Assembly Adopts Hausa As Language Of Communication

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2 years ago

The Bauchi State House of Assembly has adopted Hausa as a second official language alongside English
The motion to adopt Hausa was moved by Hon. Auwal Hassan, who represents Shira Constituency
The motion was seconded by Hon. Musa Wakili Nakwada, who represents Bogoro Constituency

In addition to English, the Bauchi State House of Assembly has adopted Hausa as a language for conducting business.

Rt Hon Abubakar Y Suleiman, Speaker of the House, announced this in plenary on Tuesday, shortly after a member representing Shira Constituency, Hon. Auwal Hassan, moved a motion.

According to Hassan, English is the official language of governmental and nongovernmental institutions in Nigeria. Section 97 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Order 3 Rule 8 of the Standing Orders of the Bauchi State House of Assembly 2017 provide that the House’s proceedings and debates shall be conducted in English Language; however, the House may conduct its business in one or more other languages spoken in the state.

He argued that because Hausa is the most widely spoken language in Bauchi and is used for communication by more than 90% of the people in the state, it should be adopted as a second official language alongside English.

Hon. Musa Wakili Nakwada, representing Bogoro Constituency, seconded the motion and praised his colleague, recalling that he moved the same motion in the 9th Assembly.

The house unanimously adopted the motion after the Speaker put it to a voice vote.

FG will renegotiate OPEC oil quota November – NNPCL

The Federal Government will meet with OPEC+ by November to renegotiate the country’s production quota amid the ongoing cut, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said.

The Group Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, made the disclosure during a live interview with Bloomberg.

He announced that the country was working towards increasing crude oil production by about 200, 000 to 300, 000 barrels per day, latest by October, after which it would demand an increased quota at the next OPEC+ meeting in November.

Kyari noted that OPEC was aware of Nigeria’s ability to produce more crude. Still, the impediment posed by insecurity had made it difficult for the country to reach its full potential.

Kyari said;

OPEC understands that it is not that Nigeria does not have what it takes to produce more crude, but the challenge has been in terms of security, and everything we are doing to combat insecurity in the Niger Delta is working.

OPEC has now given us (Nigeria) a target to increase production between now and October, and that figure is going to be worked with.

I think it is very practical to get to between 1.5/1.6 by October.