The Adamawa State House of Assembly has passed a bill for the state government to establish a commission to tackle corruption.
The House of Assembly on Monday passed the bill to establish the anti-corruption commission with optimism that it will be an effective check on government officials and other individuals in transactions of all kinds.
The Assembly said it enacted the anti-graft commission bill to complement other agencies in fighting corruption in the state.
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The legislators stressed that if the bill is assented to by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri and becomes law, it will promote accountability and transparency and generally address financial crimes.
The bill, entitled ‘A Bill for a Law to Provide for the Establishment of the Adamawa State Anti-Corruption Commission’, was floated by Hon. Abubakar Isa, the lawmaker representing Shelleng Constituency.
The passage on Monday followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the Committee on Judiciary and Entrepreneurship Development, headed by the Deputy Speaker, Hon. Pwamwakeno Mackondo, the lawmaker from the Numan Constituency.
After the passage of the bill, the Speaker, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas, directed the clerk of the Assembly to prepare a clean copy for Governor Ahmadu Fintiri’s consideration.
