President of the Senate, Bukola
Saraki, has praised the judgement of the Court of Appeal which upheld the
powers of the National Assembly to make laws, including the bill amending
election sequence.
The judgement dismissed the
earlier verdict of the Federal High Court, which stopped the National Assembly
from overriding the assent of the President on the bill.
Saraki in a statement by his
Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu, in Abuja, stated that
the judgement had further reinforced the belief of Nigerians that the judiciary
remained the hope of the country in strengthening democracy, resolving
conflicts between various arms and levels of government as well protecting the
rights of individuals.
He added that with the judgement,
it is now clear that the National Assembly was right when it passed the bill
stating the sequence of elections and that the legislature reversed its
decision on the issue, after President Muhammadu Buhari refused assent to the
bill, in the interest of peace and to forestall any legal obstacle on the way
of the 2019 elections.
“I have always believed in the
need to test our laws in court by seeking judicial interpretations on
contentious issues.
“By doing so, we will be
expanding the scope of our laws, sharpening the rough edges of legislation and
assserting our faith in the judiciary as a fundamental arbiter”, Saraki stated.
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