Benue Assembly moves to enforce order of precedence at public events

The Benue State House of Assembly has called for afloat enforcement of the state’s Order of Precedence Law, citing repeated violations of established protocol by authorities officials during nationalist ceremonies.

The solution followed a question moved connected Thursday astatine plenary successful Makurdi by Simon Gabo (APC/Mata).

While presenting the motion, Mr. Gabo referenced the provisions of the Benue State Nigeria Law Gazette No. 11, Volume 14 of March 17, 2016, peculiarly Schedule Section 3(1) and 7(2), which spell retired the ranking of nationalist bureau holders successful the state.

He explained that the instrumentality intelligibly places the politician archetypal successful the hierarchy, followed by the lawman governor, the talker of the location of assembly, the main justice of the state/customary tribunal of appeal, the lawman speaker, members of the assembly, commissioners and different enforcement assembly members, arsenic good arsenic the caput to the authorities government.

According to him, immoderate protocol officers either deficiency due knowing of the instrumentality oregon intentionally sidestep it by ranking commissioners supra elected lawmakers astatine authoritative engagements.

Mr. Gabo lamented what helium described arsenic increasing disregard for legislators by definite commissioners and members of the enforcement assembly during authorities functions.<...