Members of the House of Representatives have concurred with the Liberian Senate on a new Law granting the National Food Assistance Agency (NFAA) autonomous status.
Plenary decision was predicated on recommendations contained in a report from the Committee on Judiciary during its 3rd Day Sitting of the 2nd Quarter of the 2nd Session of the 55th Legislature.
Rep. Michael Thomas, Chairman of Judiciary Committee, asserted that the passage of the Act Establishing the NFAA will ensure Food security, poverty reduction, good health and sustainable agriculture.
The Act also seeks to improve the management of food accessibility.
โHonorable Members, the Government’s intentions to sustainably utilize food resources, and recognize that the NFAA can execute its mandate as it’s enshrined in this Act; to serve as the logistical arm of the Government of Liberia, it is imperative that the agency be granted an autonomous status to enable it meet up with the demands and trends of global food securityโ. Rep. Thomas stated.
Following the reading and floor debate on the instrument, Plenary concurred with the Liberian Senate and instructed the Chief Clerk to transmit the Act to the Office of the President for signing and to be printed into handbills.
