Taraba Assembly advances Judiciary Fund Management Bill to second reading

The Taraba State House of Assembly connected Wednesday passed the Taraba State Judiciary Fund Management Bill, 2026, done 2nd speechmaking during plenary, marking a important measurement towards strengthening judicial autonomy successful the state.

The bill, sponsored by the Speaker, John Kizito Bonzena, alongside Abel Peter Diah, was introduced pursuing a question moved by the Deputy Majority Leader, Nuhu Akila Rantiyo.

Leading statement connected the level of the House, Rantiyo described the projected authorities arsenic captious for enhancing the operational efficiency, independence, and accountability of the judiciary.

He noted that the measure seeks to found a transparent model for managing judicial finances by transitioning power from the enforcement limb to a afloat autonomous strategy for the courts.

Lawmakers who contributed to the debate, including John Lamba, Tanko Abubakar Yusuf, and Tafarki Agbadu Eneme, emphasised the value of the measure successful addressing existing gaps successful judicial fiscal control. They commended its sponsors and expressed beardown enactment for its swift passage.

Following deliberations, the House unanimously adopted the question for the bill’s 2nd reading, aft which the clerk, Amos Salmuna Sani, work the agelong rubric of the bill.

The Speake...