The Taraba State House of Assembly on Tuesday inaugurated 20, special and standing committees.
Inaugurating the committees in Jalingo, Hon Abel Diah, Speaker of the Assembly charged members to work deligently to ensure check and balances in government.
Diah, who was represented by Mr Danladi Gwampo, Deputy Speaker of the house said that the duty of the standing committees was to ensure oversight to government’s agencies within their jurisdictions.
He commended Gov. Darius Ishaku for providing a harmonious relationship within the three arms of government in the state.
He urged members of the committees to take the opportunity as means of ensuring good governance and not as a platform for witchunt.
Earlier, Mr Orngu Mela, Clark of the Assembly urged ministries, department and agencies to exhibit rubost partnership with the committees.
Mela said that the Constitution of committees was part of the tradition to conduct it’s mandate with efficiency.
He listed some of the standing committees as Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Science and Technology, Finance and Appropriation and Works and Housing among others
