FOURTH REpUBLIC· 7TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FIRST SESSION No. 110 1161 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS Tuesday, 5 June, 2012 1. The House met at 12.05 a.m. Mr Speaker read the Prayers. 2. Votes and Proceedings: Mr Speaker announced that he had examined and approved the Votes and Proceedings of Thursday, 31 May, 2012. By unanimous consent, the Votes and Proceedings was adopted. 3. Announcement: Mr Speaker announced the postponement of the marking of the I" Year Anniversary of the 7'" House of Representatives which had been scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 6 June, 2012, in view of the Dana Airline tragedy and the 3-days mourning period declared by the Federal Government. 4. Petitions: The following petitions were presented and laid by: (I) Han. Kingsley S. Ebenyi (Enugu East/lsi-Uzo Federal Constituency): from Lawsworth Legal Practitioners, on behalf of Johnson Eze, praying the House to prevail on the National Agency for Food, Drugs, Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to pay compensation for using his Products Authenticity Confirmation Technology (PACT) without authorization; (il) Hon. Arua Arunsi (ArochukwulOhajia Federal Constituency): on behalf of Egwu A. Okoro, praying the House to intervene in his dismissal by the Nigerian Customs Service, with a view to reinstating him and granting other reliefs sought; (iiI) Hon. Ndudi Elumelu (Aniocha NorthlAniocha SouthlOshimili NorthlOshimili South Federal Constituency): from Alex Oketa Chambers on behalf of Asaba Sand Dealers Multipurpose Cooperative Society Ltd, praying the House to investigate the security threat, social unrest and disobedience of Court Order by Uchenna Obi and 7 Others, with a view to arresting and prosecuting the suspects; (iv) Hon. Jones Onyereri (Nkwerre/Isu/Nwangene Federal Constituency): from Servanda Chambers on behalf of Andrew C. Nkpadobi, praying the House to investigate his unlawful retirement by National Institute for Cultural Orientation, Abuja, with a view to reinstating him and paying all his entitlements. Petitions referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. 5. Presentation of Reports: (l) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Duste and to make Comprehensive 1162 Tuesday,S June, 2012 No. 110 Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" iHon. Farouk M. Lawan - ShanonolBagwai Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (il) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Dustin-Ma and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Han. Farouk M. Lawan - Shanono/Bagwai Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Repon laid. (iiI) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Kashere and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Han. Farouk M. Lawan - ShanonolBagwai Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (iv) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Lafia and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Hon. Farouk M. Lawan - Shanono/Bagwai Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (v) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a BiII for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Lokoja and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Hon. Farouk M. Lawan - ShanonolBagwai Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (vI) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Han. Farouk M. Lawan - ShanonolBagwai Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (vii) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University Otuoke and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Hon. Farouk No. llO Tuesday,S June, 2012 1163 Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (viiI) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Hon. Farouk M. Lawan - ShanonolBagwai Federal Constituency). Question pur and agreed to. Report laid. (ix) Committee on Education: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee Education on a Bill for an Act to Establish the Federal University, Wukari and to make Comprehensive Provisions for its due Management and Administration and for Other Related Matters" (Hon. Farouk M. Lawan - ShanonolBagwai Federal Constituency). Question pur and agreed to. Report laid. (x) Committee on Commerce: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee on Commerce on a Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Institute of Chartered Economists of Nigeria to provide for among other things, the Regulation, Control and to determine the Standard of Knowledge to be attained by people seeking to become Chartered Economists and for Connected Purposes" (Hon. Sylvester O. Ogbaga -Abakalikillzzi Federal Constituency). Question put and agreed to. Report laid. (XI) Committee on Commerce: Motion made and Question proposed, "That this House do receive the Report of the Committee on Commerce on a Bill for an Act to Provide for the Establishment of the Institute of Treasury Management for the Promotion, the study and practice of properly managing the Treasury as a safeguard against fraud, outright embezzlement, emasculation, misappropriation/misapplication of scarce resources places in the custody of fund managers and Other Matters Connected Therewith" (Hon. Sylvester O. Ogbaga - Abakalikillzzi Federal Constituency). Question pur and agreed to. Report laid. 6. Matter of Urgent Public Importance: Citing Standing Order Vlll, Rule 46, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha (IsuikwuatolUmunneochi Federal Constituency) drew the attention of the House to the plane crashes involving two Nigerian registered airlines - Allied Air and Dana Airline which occurred on Saturday, 2 June and Sunday, 3 June, 2012 respectively. She noted that the reported casualty figures of both accidents were about 200 persons. She viewed the accidents, as a natioual calamity, and stated that the Dana Airline crash might have been caused by negligence on the part of regulatory authorities in the performance of their duties. She therefore urged the House to consider the matter as one of urgent public importance and to suspend Order VIII, Rule 46 (3) to enable the House debate it forthwith. Question thotthe matter be considered as one of urgent public importance. put and agreed to. Question that the House do suspend Order VIII. Rule 46 (3) to enable it debate the matter forthwith. put and agreed to. 1164 Tuesday,S June, 2012 1'10.110 The crash of Dana and Allied Airlines Aircrafts: Motion made and Question proposed: The House: Notes with utmost sorrow the crash of a Dana Airline Flight 0992 from Abuja to Lagos on Sunday, 3 June, 2012 at Iju-Ishaga. Agege in Lagos State and a Nigerian Registered Cargo Aircraft. Allied Air, in Ghana on Saturday, 2 June, 2012; Further notes with concern that the said crashes are coming on the heels of similar crashes involving Bellview Airlines. in 2005, Sosoliso Airlines. also in 2005 and Aviation Development Corporation Airlines (ADC) in 2006; Worried that the latest Dana Aircraft crash is even more tragic with a reported casualty figure of about 190 people. comprising 153 passengers, 6 crew members and about 37 people on ground and counting; Observes that these latest crashes are clear indications of failure and or negligence of relevant regulatory functions in the aviation industry which if unchecked could lead to more devastating air mishaps in future; Satisfied that the peculiar circumstances leading to these crashes are a wake-up call for all relevant authorities, to rise to the challenges of ensuring that no effort is spared in making the nation's aviation industry to conform with international safety standards; Worried that the Dana Air crash might be indicative of a greater rot in the aviation industry which could portend more danger ahead; Determined to see the aforesaid crash as the clarion call moment for a clinical re-examination of our aviation norms and operational procedures, with particular reference to regulatory/supervisory functions; Convinced also that these air mishaps constitute a national calamity deserving of the sorrowful attention and immediate necessary action of this hallowed House. Resolves to: (i) Observe a minute silence in honour of those who died in the crashes; (ii) send condolence messages to the families of the bereaved; (iii) direct the House Committee on Aviation to exhaustively investigate the immediate and remote causes of the crash of the jet belonging to Dana Airlines; and (iv) further direct the House Committee on Aviation to ascertain the air worthiness of all other operating aircrafts in the country. and make appropriate recommendation(s) (Hon.