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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to welcome you back to the House for the Third and final part of the Second Session of this House. It is my hope that in the course of undertaking your parliamentary duties at the constituencies, you have managed to take some rest and also spent quality time with your families. I am also optimistic that you are re- energized and ready to transact business of the House from now. Hon. Members, you may recall that on Tuesday, 22nd August 2023, I notified the House that from Monday 18th to Friday 22nd September 2023, the Leadership of the House was scheduled to hold a retreat under the theme: Building Synergy in Leadership: Enhancing theLegislative Agenda in the National Assembly. I wish to report to the House that the retreat, which brought together the Presidium of the House, the Leadership of both the Majority and Minority Parties, Chairpersons of the Committees, Parliamentary Service Commissioners, and the House Business Committee took place as scheduled. The retreat adopted a raft of resolutions that will be implemented progressively with a view to enhancing the performance of the House. Among other resolutions, the Leadership resolved to reconfigure certain aspects of Question Time with a view to enhancing effectiveness of legislative oversight through Parliamentary Questions. Further, the retreat took note of the financial constraints that the House, its Committees and Members have been experiencing in the course of discharging their mandates. To this end, the retreat resolved that action should be taken to enhance the National Assembly’s budget, particularly in Committees, so as to avail adequate resources for the execution of the constitutional trusts bestowed on the National Assembly. Finally, Hon. Members, let me wish all of you success in your individual capacities as Members and collectively as a House throughout this final part of the Second Session. I thank you."
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