3RD SITTING OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT

3RD SITTING OF THE NIGERIAN YOUTH PARLIAMENT

The 109 distinguished Honourable Members of the Nigerian Youth Parliament are meeting officially for the Third Sitting within their two years in office. It should be recalled that the Youth Parliament was inaugurated by late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’adua, the immediate former President and Commander-in-Chief of the Army Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria, on August 25, 2008, at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja. The Parliament is to serve as a training ground for the Nigerian youth to imbibe the culture of sustainable democracy through legislative processes. It also gives rooms to the young people to be key stakeholders in the federal government’s policies’ formulations and implementations.

The Parliament activities are being coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Youth Development and its sittings are facilitated by the National Assembly (NASS). While the First Sitting was held from August 25 – 29, 2008, the Second Sitting was held from August 17 – 21, 2009. According to the Programme of Event for the Third Sitting, which was scheduled to be held from September 20 – 25, 2010, the line-up activities are as summarized below:

Monday, September 20, 2010
1. Climate Setting/ Refresher Course on Legislative Process and Procedures
a. Making the Law, by Mr. E.D. Iguodala, Deputy Director (DD) Table Duties, NASS
b. Rules Governing Debates, by Mr. Komolafe J.T., Deputy Director (DD) Chamber Duties, NASS
c. Lobby Groups and the Lobbyist, by Barr. Chinedu Akubueze, Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives, NASS
d. The Future of the Nigerian Youth Parliament, by the Representative of the Honourable Minister for Youth Development.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010
2. Plenary Session
Debate and Resolutions on Motions:
a. Nigeria’s 50th Independence anniversary Celebration
b. Recurring Flood Disasters in Northern Nigeria States
c. Need for Urgent Review of Internal Security – The Bauchi Jail Brake Saga
d. The Need to Issue Certificate of Service to Members of Youth Parliament Having Served
e. Calling on the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) to Check Incessant Cases of Mismatching of Results and Subjects of Candidates that sat for Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)

Wednesday, September 22, 2010
3. Plenary Session
Debate and Resolutions on Motions:
a. Call on the Independent National Electoral Commission to engage the Services of the National Service Corps and other unemployed Youths in the Forthcoming Voters Registration Exercise
b. The Need to Efficiently Develop Alternative Energy Associated Gas Conservation for Energy Security in Nigeria
c. Importance of Giving Disabled Youth a Sense of Belonging
d. Need to revive Agricultural Production in the Country

Thursday, September 23, 2010
4. Plenary Session
Debate and Resolutions on Motions:
a. Establishment of Skills Acquisition Centres in Villages in Nigeria
b. The Need to Urge the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to Sign/Assent to the HYPPADEC Bill passed by the National Assembly
c. The Need for the Nigerian Youth Parliament to Pay a Courtesy Call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan (GCFR) in line with page 8 of the framework of the Parliament

Friday, September24, 2010
5. Presentation of Resolutions to the Hon. Speaker of the House of Representatives

Adjournment sine die

Fellow Nigerian Youths, both at home and in diaspora, this is the agenda of this year’s Sitting. As presented by the Chairman of the House Committee on Business Rules, it enumerates the issues for discussion. Meanwhile, we encourage young Nigerians to send their views on each of the Motion raised to this e-mail address: popoolaio@gmail.com. We will all look into it and finally form part of our debates during the plenary sessions.

On behalf of the leadership and respected pioneer Honourable Members of the Nigerian Youth Parliament, we are saying: “thank you all” for all your supports so far. We all love you!!!

Long live the Nigerian Youth,
Long live the Nigerian Youth Parliament,
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria