Hon. Aminu Tambuwal
By Onwuka Nzeshi
The House of Representatives yesterday abruptly suspended its proceedings following intermittent power outage at the chamber during plenary.
The Speaker of the House, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, who presided at the session was forced to call for an adjournment after the chamber was thrown into darkness several times and the microphones could not function.
Before the blackout, the lawmakers were considering the report of the House Committee on Health on a Bill for an Act to repeal the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, No.35 of 1999.
The bill seeks to re-enact the National Health Insurance Commission Act to expand the scope of the scheme and enhance access to affordable health care delivery for all Nigerians.
The Chairman, House Committee on Health, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, said the law establishing the National Health Insurance Scheme needed to be reviewed to ensure universal coverage for all Nigerians.
Meanwhile, the House urged the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to, as a matter urgency, send relief materials to some communities in Owan Federal Constituency of Edo State. The said communities were hit by a devastating rainstorm which left about a hundred houses and public power infrastructure destroyed.
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