Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has said the 10th
National Assembly is becoming a shadow of what parliament should be.
Saraki said the current National Assembly is drifting
backwards due to faulty leadership.
He accused other arms of government of playing a key role in
weakening the current National Assembly.
Saraki stated this in his remarks to mark Nigeria’s 26 years
unbroken democracy at the National Assembly yesterday, June 12.
He said the current crop of legislators owed it a duty to
make the parliament stronger for future generations.
According to Saraki: “Let me now say that except we are here
to lie to ourselves, we must acknowledge the fact that the National Assembly is
gradually becoming a shadow of what a virile and effective parliament should
be.
“Today, we seem to be drifting backwards. And we don’t have
to go far to find the reason for this sad development.
“I am convinced that this is not only the fault of the
legislature and its leadership. The executive and judiciary have consistently
played key roles in undermining and weakening the National Assembly.”
Saraki urged leaders to work together towards making the
National Assembly a strong institution.
The Peoples Democratic Party chieftain said the National
Assembly was established to scrutinize the executive.
He cautioned Nigerians against making the National Assembly
helpless and hopeless.
“If the National Assembly is made helpless and hopeless to
the extent that the people cannot find succour there, then they will be left
with no option but to run to the streets. And this is dangerous for our
democracy,” he added.
His remark is coming amid accusations that the 10th assembly
is a rubber stamp that has leaned completely towards the Federal government.
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity,
Senator Yemi Adaramodu, had dismissed this, saying NASS enjoys a cordial
relationship with the executive.
Adaramodu said the current NASS will rubber stamp things
that are in the interest of Nigerians.
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