Etaba Michael Irom

Michael Irom Etaba (born 16 September 1982) is a Nigerian politician. He is a member representing Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency in the Federal House of Representatives. Quotes It has been quite challenging serving the general public, most especially the Nigerian people; the House having been named the People’s House. That is where the main challenges come from. For us, and for me as the chairman, we have carried on with the job effectively and we are moving on. And Nigerians are getting the benefit of having a committee in the House of Representatives, especially in the 10th Assembly, that is actually active to serve them. Interview response to the question 'How has it been presiding over the Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives in the last one year?' When I came in, one of the results we got was to secure N30 million compensation for someone who was injured through the defunct NEPA, which NELMCO took over and they were to pay compensation for N30 million. We have been able to also restore some persons that have lost their jobs. We are in the process of repatriating over 60,000 pounds through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from Dubai. A Nigerian lost his life in the course of doing a labourer job in Dubai and Dubai government has been trying to trace the Nigerian. And his people brought a petition, and we have been able to get into the details of what actually happened. In the next two weeks or three weeks, that 60,000 pounds will be in Nigeria for the family. Apart from that, we have had series of achievements. Interview response to the question 'Can you give us an insight into some of the issues that the committee has resolved?' I have been in the House since 2015. This is my third term here. And I am happy that, if not for anything, I have an institutional knowledge of how the House operates. For now, the challenge you mentioned which is compliance. This compliance is actually from the House. Because if we have a resolution that has been reached, the House is supposed to follow it up to the letter; not just the Committee on Compliance or maybe the Committee on Public Petitions. The easiest way to get justice is through the House. And how do you get justice? When a resolution is passed, they take it to legal department. Interview response to the question 'How have you been able to ensure compliance with the resolutions of the committee?' The major challenges are the MDAs not attending to most of these petitions. For funding, we don’t have any challenge. Because the House under Dr Tajudeen Abbas is funding this committee to its full capacity, the way we should function effectively. It is just for individuals- petitioners and respondents- to know that once your petition is scheduled and you are summoned, you need to appear before the committee to explain the details of your petition and also possibly adopt your petition, so that the petition can be a working document for the House. It is not just laying a petition before the House. When it gets to the committee, we need to take responsibility for each petition. Interview response to the question 'What are the major challenges?' External links Category:Politicians from Nigeria Category:1982 births Category:Living people