Regional, Local Authorities : Bill To Institute Code Attracts Attention In Senate

Thursday, December 19, 2019 was an exceptional busy day in the Senate within the framework of the extraordinary session organised to scrutinise the bill to Institute the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities.
The day opened with the Chairmen’s conference during which the bill already adopted by the National Assembly was received and considered admissible. Then came the plenary sitting chaired by the Senior Vice President of the Senate, Aboubakary Abdoulaye during which the bill was tabled before the entire House. This paved the way for the bill to be forwarded to the Committee on Constitutional Laws to be scrutinised before adoption by the entire House.
The examination of the bill in Committee defended by the Minister of Decentralisation and Local Development, George Elanga Obam lasted from midday to around 6: p.m. After defending the bill in Committee, Minister Elanga Obam told the anxious press that, “the atmosphere was very serene and convivial. We have a lot similarities with Senate as we all take care of decentralisation. So you can image that what was on the table was important for all of us.” He added that, “The propositions made by the President of the Republic were very well welcomed and the analysis were good. At the end of the day, it happened that we had good conclusions and the bill was approved. I can say it was a very good meeting with intelligent people and had good conclusions.”
By the time of going to press, the programme in the Senate indicated that Senators were to meet in another plenary sitting starting from 10:00 pm to adopt the bill. This is because according to the programme of the House, the closing plenary sitting will take place at 4:00 p.m. today, December 20, 2019.
The bill tabled on December 13, 2019 at the National Assembly was prepared following the General Confe...