Wycliffe Oparanya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 261 to 270 of 472.

• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware that the District Development Officer is supposed to sign cheques. view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: I want to clarify and I want to request hon. Members to come for training. There are several training sessions going on and most hon. Members are not attending those training sessions. I want to categorically state here--- view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to categorically state here that the District Accountants (DAs) and the District Development Officers (DDOs) are not supposed to sign cheques. Please note. But the District Accountant is the only one authorised to sign cheques and that is the procedure. view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have clearly stated here that immediately this issue came to the notice of the Ministry an audit team was dispatched there. Using that audit report, the police have already acted and arrested four people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the people were arraigned in court in December, 2006. I am not in charge of courts now. The case is still going on. So, what do you expect the Minister to do? I am in charge of Planning and Vision 2030! view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to issue a Ministerial Statement on the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). Following the amendment of the CDF Act, 2003, the CDF programme was moved from the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030. As the 1324 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 24, 2008 Minister of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, therefore, I am mandated to ensure that CDF programmes run smoothly. In this regard, I wish to clarify a number of issues regarding the delay of release of the CDF funds and hon. Members' concerns as follows. (i) ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have clearly pointed out why there was a delay. Obviously, there was an amendment to the CDF Act very late in September. We would have implemented what was provided for in the Act early in January, but you know what was there at that time. We could not do it until April. That is why I have said there was a delay. Secondly, the amendments are several. As provided for within the CDF Act, I have to discuss with the CDF Parliamentary Committee so that we can agree on the amendments before they come to this ... view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will take the responsibility of informing the Minister. I hope he will give a Statement by Thursday next week. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Thursday is tomorrow and I am not sure of getting the Minister. I had suggested next week. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to inform the House that I will pass the information to the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. view
• 18 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: I will do so, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view