The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Reformation Services to investigate the state of the Nigerian Correctional Service.
The development on Wednesday followed a motion of urgent national importance by the minority leader, Ndudi Elumelu.
During plenary, concerns were raised about the “deteriorating” working conditions of staff, as well as the welfare of inmates.
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The lawmakers also noted that the Arms Unit of the service still parades substandard weapons, despite the N1 billion budget provision in the 2020/2021 budget.
Also discussed on the floor were some matters arising from operations of the aviation sector.
The lawmakers asked its committees on aviation, human rights, and commerce to investigate the state of the Nigerian airports and activities of airline operators and their coordinating agencies.
This move followed a motion raised by Hon. Simon Karu, on the need to Investigate the poor performance and high charges by airline operators in Nigeria.
According to the lawmakers, the House is concerned that Nigerians have not enjoyed domestic air travel due to constant delays and cancellation of flights with impunity and change of airline departure time contrary to Regulations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority and in contravention of International Aviation Standards.
Meanwhile, the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila, has insisted that the resolution to investigate the state of Nigerian prisons under the Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has nothing to do with the leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu.
