Rt Hon. Abbas Tajudeen ,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives
has
called for the inclusion of members of the National Assembly in
the training programmes at the
National Institute for Policy and
Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
Speaker Abbas stated that
programmes offered by NIPSS
should not be limited to only officials in the Executive arm of the
government.
The Speaker made the call
when the management of NIPSS,
researchers and partners paid
him a call in office on Tuesday.
NIPPS, located in Kuru, Jos,
Plateau State, founded in 1979, is
Nigeria’s think-tank and policy
research institution, which has
bureaucrats, private sector leaders, military officers, and medium-rank and senior civil servants
in its alumni.
The Speaker said: “I want
to request the DG to look at the
National Assembly in your subsequent admissions because, with
the kind of things that I saw for
myself when I went to the (Presidential) Villa, I am sure that the
National Assembly can also benefit a lot from NIPSS.
“I would want to see a situation
where every year, an allocation of
one or two slots would be made
available to the National Assembly, to send its people to learn and
share experiences.
“Experiences are not limited
to the Executive; even the Legislature has a lot to share. By the time
you blend the two – what the people from the Executive know and
what the Legislators also know – I
am sure that your subsequent programmes will be enriched. Please,
take note of that.”
Speaker Abbas, who noted that
the NIPSS was visiting his office
for the first time since he came on
board in June 2023, commended
the institute for doing a good job.
“I want to also commend you
and the Institute for all the good
jobs you have been doing. We are
indeed very proud of you. In your
last visit to Mr President, I had
the privilege of being there and
I listened to your presentation
