THE administration of President Goodluck Jonathan distracted the 7th House of Representatives unnecessarily, the outgoing Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, has said.
Tambuwal spoke in a speech titled: “The Power of Unity of Purpose,” during the valedictory session of the 7th House yesterday, where he regretted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)-led government caused unwarranted friction because it wanted to ride roughshod over the legislature.
His words: “I must say that the frosty relationship between the Executive and Seventh House was an unnecessary distraction and a source of embarrassment to the nation. It is unwarranted that a ruling party with clear majority boxed itself into that situation.
“If the executive fails to recognise the independence of the legislature and expects that it is its rubber stamp, then frosty relation is bound to follow. I would strongly urge the incoming executive arm and indeed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to avert this unwholesome situation.”
He, however, stressed the need for legislature to have a measure of independence to fulfill its mandate to the people.
Tambuwal said: “A legislature that seeks to fulfill its duty and obligation to the electorate whom they represent must exercise its independence and this comes at a price.
“A legislature truly playing its checks and balances role would normally experience friction with the other arms of government and other interest groups who have broken the law or desire to break the law in the course of time.
“We had more than a fair share of this friction and torment, but overcame because the naughty walls of partisanship and selfish pecuniary considerations could not withstand the power of unity of purpose”.
The out-going Speaker called the refusal of Jonathan to assent the constitution amendment transmitted to him by the National Assembly as a “conspiracy”.
“Today, we are faced with the potential of incalculable waste of public resources through the conspiracy of the Constitutional amendment impasse. This document is a product of the highest and most intimate consultations with Nigerians; indeed it is the Bill of the Nigerian people.
“All parties involved have a duty to allow or disallow this looming monumental waste of public funds and public opinion. For our part, we owe Nigerians a statement once again and I am confident that with the slimmest opportunity, this House will make that statement,” he added.
Thanking his colleagues and other stakeholders for the success of the 7th House, Tambuwal expressed sadness “because we did not rise swiftly to defeat the forces that stood ever so strongly against the passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB).
“We lament that our Electronic Voting System project could not be brought to fruition. I am confident, however, that with the amendment of the relevant House Rules, the successor Assembly would move swiftly to conclude the half done issues.”
Following his valedictory speech, Tambuwal was given a standing ovation after which he had tedious moment of photograph session with all of his colleagues and everybody else on the floor of the House.

The out-going Speaker called the refusal of Jonathan to assent the constitution amendment transmitted to him by the National Assembly as a “conspiracy”.
“Today, we are faced with the potential of incalculable waste of public resources through the conspiracy of the Constitutional amendment impasse.

psucc:
. . . . and you attracted him necessarily?
There is no way GEJ's administration will be remembered whether for good or bad that you will not be mentioned. If that government fails, it was the collective responsibility of both the Executive and the Legislature.
Needless scapegoating.

modath:


Are you for real Did you review this before hitting post?? When a stock of this outgoing disaster is being taken, you mean it will be written as "The Tenure Of Jonathan, The senators and The Honourables" abi

Tambuwal set up a committee to uncover (and if possible to get a refund for nigerians) the rot in the petroleum industry and what did the CLUELESS one do?

He used otedola,$600k & that greedy m0fo called farouk lawan to bungle the process.

Scape goat ko, PDP goat ni!!!