A six man committee was on Monday, appointed to review existing and draft new laws for Government Parastatals and Agencies in Gombe State to solve current challenges and proof it independence from Old Bauchi.
Performing the inaugural ceremony, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi said Government was mindful of the obsolete nature of some laws that serves as a clog in the wheel of progress to Government Ministries and Agencies in the State.
He said given the evolution and dynamics the State has under gone since creation about twenty two years ago.
According to him, “it was only necessary for the present administration to look into the possibility of reviewing laws which are obsolete and fashion new ones in line with current trends and realities.
“Our history dates back to the 1970s when we were in the North Eastern states and since Gombe state was created from the former Bauchi State, some of these laws from Bauchi are still been use in Government Agencies and Parastatals.”
He said past administrations in Gombe State did little or nothing to address the abnormalities inherent in laws that are obsolete and inimical to the development of Government Agencies and parastatals.
Njodi said governance is all about maintaining a depository of knowledge for future generations.
“I may decide to change something today but if it is not in the books another person will come and bring his own that is why you can easily say Government did not do anything because is not in the book,he stated.
He added that, “In the wisdom of the present administration that a standing committee be inaugurated to look at all existing laws regarding Government Agencies and parastatals and to advice Government on the way forward.”
On his part, the Chairman of the committee Barr. Caleb Ubale said laws are necessary for the proper guidance and direction of any establishment without which there will vacuum, chaos and confusion.
He added, “Most of these laws are obsolete and some were borrowed from Bauchi state, so we need to have our laws to reflect our independence otherwise we will still be seen as an appendage of Bauchi state.”
