The House of Representatives has dissolved all its ad hoc committees with immediate effect, directing affected members to cease all activities being carried out in the name of the committees.
The directive, contained in a notice signed by the Clerk of the House, Sidi Ibrahim, and made available to newsmen on Saturday, stated that the dissolution followed earlier calls for the committees to conclude their assignments and submit their reports within the stipulated timeframe.
According to the notice, only two ad hoc committees had sought and obtained a two-week extension, which had since elapsed.
It added that the affected committees were required to submit all outstanding reports, working documents and other materials to the Office of the Clerk for safekeeping.
The statement read in part, “For the avoidance of doubt, Honourable Members are reminded that Ad Hoc Committees are temporary Committees of the House established for specific and time-bound mandates. They are not intended to subsist indefinitely beyond the purpose and period for which they were constituted.
“In accordance with Order Eighteen, Rule 11, Paragraph 5, of the Standing Orders of the House of Representatives which provides for ‘Limitations as to time of Reports’, Committees are required to submit their reports within the time allotted. Having exceeded the time allotted, the continued existence of the Ad Hoc Committees is no longer tenable.”
It directed affected committee chairmen to submit all outstanding reports and documents to the Clerk of the House for safekeeping.
“Consequently, with effect from Friday 28th August 2026, all Ad Hoc Committees of the House stand dissolved; and activities being carried out in the name of such Committees shall cease forthwith.
“Chairmen of the affected Committees are directed to forward all outstanding reports, working documents, records, and other materials relating to their assignments to the Office of the Clerk, House of Representatives for safekeeping,” the notice added.