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    "id": 754398,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you may be aware, the committees of this House play an important role. As a matter of fact, we normally say that in the United States of America (USA) “Congress in committee is the House at work”. Those of you who were in the 11th Parliament will recall the converse of Parliament in the plenary. In our case, the House committees will give all of you an opportunity to serve the people you represent. Under the National Assembly Standing Orders, the committees have their mandates reconstituted, the membership reduced and a process for the discharge of members entrenched with a view to enhancing efficiency and due process as well. The Special Fund Accounts Committee has been established to examine audited accounts for specific public institutions to relieve the pressure that hitherto lay with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public Investments Committee (PIC). Likewise, the Members and Facilities Committee has been established to provide a forum for members of this House to raise concerns on the facilities and services availed to them, and offering recommendations to the House to improve such facilities and services. As you actualise your oversight role, I urge you to serve in these committees with utmost dignity, integrity, dedication and impartiality. Committees are not a place to settle political party differences or ideologies."
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