The House of Representatives has resolved to suspend further consideration of bills originating from the Senate, citing persistent delays in the red chamber’s concurrence to House-passed legislation.
The lawmakers accused the Senate of deliberately stalling the legislative process by failing to act on over 140 bills passed by the House, including several sponsored by Speaker Abbas Tajudeen.
The longstanding concern, which also plagued the 9th Assembly, was reignited following an observation by Minority Leader Kingsley Chinda, who noted that while the House regularly considers Senate bills, the reverse has not been the case.
Speaker Tajudeen lamented that about 146 bills currently await Senate concurrence, stressing that the lopsided legislative cooperation undermines the effectiveness of the National Assembly.
The House insisted it would no longer process Senate bills until there is clear commitment from the red chamber to address the imbalance