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    "id": 754403,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "In this regard, it is my view that this House should seek to consolidate the gains made by its predecessor, the 11th Parliament. Looking back, the 11th Parliament executed its roles with great success. It passed a total of 180 bills which have since become laws and considered 124 petitions and various motions. Additionally, the 11th Parliament will be remembered for having considered and approved amendments to the National Assembly Standing Orders which have created the new committees that I have mentioned. The import of these amendments was to, among other things reconstitute committees; realign their mandates; engender effective member participation and promote efficiency in them. To put it candidly, the 11th Parliament nursed and weaned an infant which has now grown into a blossoming bicameral legislature. The 12th Parliament now has the responsibility of nurturing this infant. This will be achieved through continuous review of the various existing legislations to align them with the tenets of our constitutional dispensation and the promotion of effective public participation - one of the fundamental pillars of our Constitution: Article 118 and Article 10. Simply put, public participation is the link between you and the people you represent."
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