The Senate President Bukola Saraki has said
that the Senate has nothing to hide.
The senate president made this statement
while receiving the leadership of the All
Progressive Congress Youth Forum (APYF) in
his office as part of the celebration of this
year’s International Youth Day.
According to him, the 8th Senate is
committed to openness as he plans to
introduce the e-parliament system.
it was gathered that the e-
parliament being planned by the Senate is
meant to give voice to Nigerians who will
want to contribute to discussions on issues
concerning the upper chamber of the
legislature.
Saraki said: “I want to assure you, despite all
what you read in the papers, be rest assured
that we are here for serious business. We are all
committed to make a difference and my doors
are open. Very soon, from what I am being told
from the Senate Committee on Rules and
Business, we are trying to move fast about the
e-parliament so that everybody here can know
what we are doing and they can also contribute
to some of the discussions.
“We want to make this place as open as
possible. There is nothing here we are hiding.
What is our great motivation? Nigerians spoke
at the last elections and I don’t think they spoke
for things to be the same and we must not let it
be the same. We must ensure that it is
positively different.
“For example, the issue of rebuilding the
Northeast. We believe there are no schools.
There are no hospitals. There are no homes.
That cannot come from normal budgetary
allocation or appropriations. As a country, we
must make a special case for the rebuilding of
the Northeast and again, that is going to come
from the support of the National Assembly and
that is an area of focus for us.”
Meanwhile, the Senate has urged the Central
Bank of Nigeria to carry out a vigorous
campaign of the Bank Verification exercises in
rural areas.

www.naij.com/516981-saraki-introduce-e-parliament-system-nigeria-read.html

Okay

issokay...

Till den

Gettingvthe people involved should have been a primary responsibility. Even though tis late, tis a welcomed development. I sincerely hope that the voice of the people are truly heard.

interesting

sayyid:

...“I want to assure you, despite all
what you read in the papers, be rest assured
that we are here for serious business. We are all
committed to make a difference and my doors
are open. Very soon, from what I am being told
from the Senate Committee on Rules and
Business, we are trying to move fast about the
e-parliament so that everybody here can know
what we are doing and they can also contribute
to some of the discussions...
www.naij.com/516981-saraki-introduce-e-parliament-system-nigeria-read.html

Nice one but we are already contributing via other platforms like Nairaland, Twitter and facebook.

You are not doing us any favour by opening your books - it is our right to know as tax-payers. You are remunerated by public funds and taxes. One burning issue you and your colleagues have failed to address is the fact that you people are earning too much from public fund while the nation grapple with economic woes. Let us start with your budget and allowances - what about 70% slash?

sayyid:

...I don’t think they spoke
for things to be the same and we must not let it
be the same. We must ensure that it is
positively different...
www.naij.com/516981-saraki-introduce-e-parliament-system-nigeria-read.html

Yes ooo we never envisaged anyone would have the effrontery to forge a Nigeria Senate order in year 2015. We also dont see anything positive about that.

E- parliament equals to e-corruption