President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and former Speaker and Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, have called for adequate funding of the National Assembly.
The three Nigerian leaders, who spoke at the convocation ceremony of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS/University of Benin Post Graduate Programmes for the 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 academic sessions held at the National Assembly, yesterday, said lawmakers in the eight assembly had committed themselves to improving the lives of Nigerians.

They also harped on adequate funding of both arms of legislature because of the important role they play in nation building.
The Senate President, who is the chairman of NILD Governing Council, said core legislative, oversight and representative functions of the legislature are to contribute to the quality of governance.
He said: ‘’There is no gainsaying the fact that the core legislative, oversight and representative functions of the legislature provide an essential contribution to the quality of our democracy and governance as a whole.

“In the eighth National Assembly, the legislature has played a greater role in policy formulation and has engaged more robustly with the Executive at the various stages of policy formulation. This stems from our conviction that the task of nation-building must be a collective one, and this sometimes requires sacrifices on the part of the individual.

“Many of the legislative measures we have pursued since 2015 have been targeted at driving productivity, easing access to finance, creating jobs and improving livelihoods. Legislative proposals in this area are focused on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, particularly in reducing regulatory burdens and easing access to capital, with the objective of having a large number of sustainable fast-growing small and mid-size businesses.
‘’We have also taken legislative action to tackle tax avoidance and evasion, to encourage
compliance with tax obligations by all persons.”

Also noting that the National Assembly had helped save Nigeria from collapse, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, said to attain stable, strong and effective governance in Nigeria, the National Assembly must receive priority attention in terms of capacity building.
Arguing that the legislature was the true face of democracy, Dogara said it was preferable to build healthy and strong institutions as the legislature than strong personalities.

He said: “It is our considered opinion that if there is any institution of government that should receive priority attention in terms of capacity building, it is the legislature. This is because the legislature is the true face of democracy.”
Governor of Sokoto State and a former Speaker of the House, Aminu Tambuwal, said there was an urgent need to properly fund the legislature.

He, however, noted that this might not be well received by the executive arm of government. According to him, to get better legislation churned out, the National Assembly needs funds.

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After the staggering amounts they illegally allot to themselves? These people are really crazy. What is Nigeria still operating bicameral legislation for sef

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We know them already. So, they want to submerged the country into a mess after all d padding.

I hope Nigeria won’t enter one chance if eventually Atiku is voted in. They will ground this country patapata.

Joke of the century. The NASS are still seeking for more funding after that enormous fee and allowances they’re collecting.

You better sell Nigeria once and for all.

Rubbish NASS!!!

heartless and selfish politicians.....









common 30k minimum wage for civil servants is a problem for this govt to approve, and somehow a handfull of greedy politicians, whose only relevance is to fight in the national assembly, decamp from one political party to another, without passing any reasonable bills to improve the lives of the common man, still feel that the millions been given to them monthly to do absolutely nothing is not enough....







Thunder from Uzbekistan fire every single one of u in that national assembly

NA DEM

CRIMINALS

Which finding again. E never do una.

The Mafia Managers Club........ Awon were

No. CBN should relocate to NASS.

Nope. NASS shud be scrapped. We need a Ghadafi

Olee

Just imagine PDP people. Then Nigeria will turn to Venezuela if PDP wins 2019.

When Nigerians are already complaining of NASS of about 400 members taking 40% of our budget.

I curse PDP.

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Buhari "shines" in this interview:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Y18fwd7Tw&feature=youtu.be

Fund wetin?
Do you guys want to bury Nigerians alive?
I tire o

BARAWOS THEM , OLE , SEE THIEVES .
THIS PEOPLE ARE WICKED AND SELFISH, RATHER THAN FIGHT FOR WORKERS, PENSIONERS , MASSES THEY ARWE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY FOR THEMSELVES.
THOSE BLESSING MR BUHARI SHOULD ALSO EXTEND SAME BLESSINGS TO THIS THIEVES

SAI BABA 2019

RIP to Nigeria if PDP wins 2019.

Fund NASS

These people are callous ooo.. They're not even saying Fund civil servants.

The thunder that will fire you people will come with lightning.

Olórí burúkú gbogbo.

They need more money to loot

I only laughed 3x to prepare a Solid Foundation.

There salaries are not enough for them to do whatever they want ?

When will they ever pass a bill that 90% of Nigeria must have steady power supply at least like Ghana if not Usa.

THESE GUYS EHNNN.... I NO JUST UNDERSTAND... WE SHOULD JUST CONTINUE TO MANAGE WHAT WE HAVE AND PRAY FOR OUR OWN SOUL COS THESE GUYS HAVE SOLD OUR FUTURE...

Useless people....it will never be well with u thieves

For election sake i guess