Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, and Speaker of
the Kwara
State House of Assembly, Dr. Ali Ahmad, have commended OrderPaper.ng,
Nigeria’s
premier and unique independent legislative online newspaper for its
reportage of the
legislature.
Dogara gave the commendation during a courtesy visit by a team from
OrderPaper.ng to
his office in Abuja.
According to the Reps Speaker, OrderPaper.ng has made a unique imprint on the
cyberspace as it concerns independently-driven interface between citizens and
elected representatives in the legislature.
Speaker Dogara who said he always followed the reportage of the House by
the online
newspaper, urged the team to keep up the good work while pledging to
support its
activities.
Speaking earlier, Founder and Publisher of OrderPaper.ng, Mr. Oke Epia,
said his
team came to interface with the leadership of the House of Representatives
and seek
ways of expanding the scope of interface between Members of Parliament and
their
constituents.
In a related development, Speaker of the Assembly, Ali Ahmad, through a
letter
commended OrderPaper.ng for choosing to operate in a unique niche in the
media
industry.
Ahmad said: “It is noteworthy that your medium is specialized and unique
among the
growing genre of online publishing and for us at the Kwara State House of
Assembly,
we find it a most veritable platform of engagement in
legislature-constituency
relations.
“I am very convinced that the newspaper will not only fly high but also
become an
indispensable reference in Nigeria as far as the Parliament is concerned.”
The endorsement of OrderPaper.ng from Dogara and Ahmad follows similar
commendations
from immediate past President of the Senate, David Mark and ex-Speaker of
the House
of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal who is currently the Governor of Sokoto
State.