Member of Parliament Abdul Amir Al-Mayahi renewed his call on Sunday for the Iraqi government to speed up the submission of long-delayed draft laws to Parliament, especially the oil and gas law and other important social legislation.
Speaking to dinaropinions.com, Al-Mayahi said the government must complete the pending laws and send them to Parliament without further delays. He stressed that the oil and gas law is particularly important because it would help regulate the management of Iraq’s oil wealth and ensure that oil resources remain under federal government control within the limits of the Constitution.
He explained that passing the law would also help guarantee fair rights and financial benefits for oil-producing provinces, especially Basra. He said the province carries a heavy burden from oil production and faces serious environmental and health problems, including rising cancer cases linked to oil extraction activities.
Al-Mayahi also stressed that the government’s work should not focus only on economic laws. He called for a wider package of social legislation that directly improves people’s daily lives, public services, and living conditions across different sections of society.