The Deputy Spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Philip Agbese (APC, Benue), has said the most significant challenges faced by the 10th House in 2025 were largely internal, driven by disputes and pressures that, in previous assemblies, could have fractured the Green Chamber.
Mr Agbese cited the controversy surrounding alleged discrepancies between tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions later gazetted as one of the most critical tests of the House’s institutional credibility.
He also said controversies over recruitment into the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), members’ welfare, constituency project implementation, and the handling of the state of emergency declaration in Rivers State subjected the House to intense strain, testing its cohesion and leadership capacity.
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