House Committee on Foreign Affairs Thumbs-Up Improvements in Foreign Ministry's Headquarters

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Daily Rendezvous
- Committee on Foreign Affairs Undertakes Oversight Visit to Ministry's Headquarters

- Thumbs-Up Improvements at the Ministry Headquarters

Pledges Increase in Budgetary Allocation in View of Prevailing Dollar-Naira Fluctuations

The House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs has, during its oversight visit to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters,Abuja, commended the Ministry for turning things around in terms of improvement in it's infrastructure.

While delivering his remarks during the visit, the Chairman of the House Committee, Hon.Buba said the Committee is glad to once again return to the Ministry to carry out its Constitutionally- mandated role as lawmakers sequel to its visit last year and better still, it is looking better than it was during uts last visit.
The committee however notes that, there would be need for more funding for the ministry in view of the dwindling exchange rate of the dollars-naira.

The Committee after undertaking a tour of the Ministry headquarters, including  the infrastructure and the state of equipment in place, they unanimously agreed that there was an overall physical improvement in the operations and facilities of the Ministry this year.

They commended the efforts of the Ministry' s leadership and Management for the subtle but eloquent statement the entire complex was making through its present looks. Buba re-iterated the Committee's call for adequate funding for the Ministry while also stressing that available facts have revealed that in spite of the revenue the Ministry continues to generate, the Ministry may as well be running on a zero budget due to the rising Naira- Dollar exchange rate differential.
This is contained in a press statement issued by the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, to Chairman, house committee on Foreign Affairs, Nkem Anyata-Lafia, and made available to newsmen, Tuesday.

Buba  informed the leadership of the Ministry that in solidarity with their fellow lawmaker, Sen. Philip Aduda and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Amb. Gabriel Tanimu Aduda,whose father' s burial obsequies were scheduled for Thursday this week, the Committee would only take a tour of the Ministry and defer its questioning session to Friday. 

A minute silence was observed in honour of the deceased.

The members of the Committee,led by its Chairman, Rt. Hon. ( Dr.) Yusuf Buba Yakub, met with the heads and Management staff of the Ministry,which include: the Hon. Minister of State, Amb. Zubairu Dada; the Permanent Secretary, Amb. Gabriel Tanimu Aduda; the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, Amb. Janet Olisa, other Directors and officers of the Directorate cadre as well as heads of Units in the Ministry.

Earlier on, while welcoming members of the House Committee to the Ministry headquarters, the Minister of State ,Amb. Zubairu Dada, observed the high act of patriotism that has been demonstrated by members of the Committee,who he said, have in many ways sought to improve the conditions of the Ministry by even undertaking self- sponsored visits to Missions across the world to acquint themselves with problems of our Missions worldwide. 

He also used the occasion to convey to the lawmakers the apologies of the Honourable Minister, Geoffrey Onyeama. He said the Honourable Minister had accompanied Mr President to the 26th Edition of the Climate Change Conference holding in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom and was, therefore, unavoidably absent. He also added that the Honourable Minister was aware of the visit and would be properly briefed on his return to the country.

Among members of the Committee,who attended the event were Hon. Timehin Adelegbe, Deputy Chairman, Hon. Musa Bagos, Hon. Princess Miriam Onuoha, Hon. James Owolabi Adisa, as well as, Hon. Aliyu Datti Yako. 

Others include: Hon. Cornelius Nnaji, Hon.Blessing Onu, Hon. Moshood Kayode Akiolu, Hon.Adewunmi Onanuga as well as Hon.Mukhtar Ahmed and Hon. Munir Baba Dan'Agundi.

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