Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday at a plenary session complained thatpoverty was biting harder in the country and urged the Federal Government to tackle the problem headlong.
They spoke as President Muhammadu Buhariwrote the House on his plan to present the 2018-2020 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper to the lawmakers.
The President’s communication was read to members by the Speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara,thus setting the stage for laying the estimatesof the 2018 budget before the National Assembly any time soon by Buhari.The lawmakers’ worry about poverty came asthey passed a motion to mark the World Poverty Day.
The motion was sponsored by the Chairman, Committee on Poverty Alleviation, Mr. Muhammad Wudil.
They resolved to “call on the Federal Government to be more effective in implementing various programmes aimed at tackling poverty in the country.”
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