God bless Nigeria

They dont need anyone's permission to actualize that. They can make it happen. In fact the power to amend and restructure is given solely to HOA and exclusive of others.

What are they waiting on?

Way to go.

Can someone explain the good and the bad part of this system of government please

Recall that Nigeria practised the British-styled parliamentary system of government in the First Republic, from 1960 until 15 January, 1966 when the military took power.

However, the 1979 Constitution returned the country to the US-styled presidential system of government, largely because of the tensions and acrimonious politics of the First Republic.

Why can't we have our own system of government?

Everyone is moving forward, Nigerians want us to go back.

Na wa

akinblog:


A group of 71 lawmakers of the House of Representatives, mostly from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have canvassed for the return of Nigeria from the presidential to the parliamentary system of government.

Briefing newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, spokesmen of the group, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta), said the parliamentary system, as opposed to the presidential system, suits Nigeria because it is more economic friendly, cost effective and largely efficient in the conduct of government business.

Rising from “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2018,” the lawmakers lamented that whereas, countries under the parliamentary system were prospering, the presidential system has “reduced Nigeria to the poverty capital of the world.”

“We are 71 bi-partisan members of the House of Representatives, who feel that the parliamentary system of government promulgated by the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 is the best for Nigeria since the presidential system has reduced us to the poverty capital of the world.

“Our position in this legislation clearly points to compelling advantages of parliamentary system of government, such as economic growth and development, as well as inherent efficiency in the conduct of government business.

“Studies have shown that countries under the presidential regimes consistently produce lower output, volatile inflation and greater income inequality relative to those under parliamentary system,” the group said.

However, this is coming just few months to the expiration of the legislative life of the 8th Assembly, thus raising concern over the period required to push the bill through the normal legislative process.

The bill, if passed, will also require the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to become law, and be enshrined in the Constitution.

Recall that Nigeria practised the British-styled parliamentary system of government in the First Republic, from 1960 until 15 January, 1966 when the military took power.

However, the 1979 Constitution returned the country to the US-styled presidential system of government, largely because of the tensions and acrimonious politics of the First Republic.

Aside Ossai, other members of the group present at the briefing include Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), Boma Goodhead (PDP, Rivers), Timothy Golu (PDP, Plateau), Gabriel Onyenwife (PDP, Anambra), Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), Emeka Ujam (PDP, Enugu) among others.

https://all-gists..com/2018/12/breaking-house-of-reps-want-nigeria-returned-to-parliamentary-system.html

In present system, leaders don't canvas and convince the public for what the leaders want done.
Return to Parliamentary system where leaders account before the public for every kobo of pubic money spent or earned.
The present system is EVIL for Nigeria

ManirBK:
To HELL with Legislooters united we are moving to the next level Buhari till 2023!

banza! Zombie spotted

Good idea...if A+B doesn't work

Let try out B+A

Following

What system of government does the USA practice?

Was it not the parliamentary system of government that was practiced before the military took over?
What exactly was the reason the military saw that prompted the take over at that early age after independence?

Any system of government that exclude the legislators (The Senators & House of Representatives with House of Assembly) will be okay for the country.


The Legislators are the ones running the country aground with their powers.


(AK)3

lol dude is waitin for them to reject d bill,d enemy of progress is waiting for bill.mr rejection

Buhari is gradually resetting these people brain, no free access to treasury and bribery before passing the law.

hope they know we won't be needing two legislative houses and we'd have to cut down their total numbers by half? I doubt if the majority of members of both houses will agree to this,just another fantastic idea going nowhere

PDP trying to get to Power (the Presidency or Prime Minister) by the back door...so that they can get more senators Into the PDP and become the majority in the National Assembly thereby, making Saraki their leader the head of Government authomaticaly.

Cletus77:
To me the system of Government doesn't matter. It all depends on the management by the leaders

Like rottennaija said we keep running away from the elephant in the room and we r seek one magic bullet that solves everything and unfortunately there is none!

Its no longer restructuring, its now parliamentary system! Hmm ok o

Just yesterday the South East Development Commision bill was passed to improve infrastructure in the South East, maybe the SE need to understudy how the SS keep "eating" the billions thats been pumped to the SS or else it will be an exercise in futility!

Its not about all the "magical systems that we believe will solve everything" but about making judicious use of resources for what they are meant for!

All this is jst bla bla bla in my opinion

Mtcheew, when majority of the legislators are from the North East and North West, they they produce the permanent prime minister since they are majority.

akinblog:


A group of 71 lawmakers of the House of Representatives, mostly from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have canvassed for the return of Nigeria from the presidential to the parliamentary system of government.

Briefing newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, spokesmen of the group, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta), said the parliamentary system, as opposed to the presidential system, suits Nigeria because it is more economic friendly, cost effective and largely efficient in the conduct of government business.

Rising from “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2018,” the lawmakers lamented that whereas, countries under the parliamentary system were prospering, the presidential system has “reduced Nigeria to the poverty capital of the world.”

“We are 71 bi-partisan members of the House of Representatives, who feel that the parliamentary system of government promulgated by the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 is the best for Nigeria since the presidential system has reduced us to the poverty capital of the world.

“Our position in this legislation clearly points to compelling advantages of parliamentary system of government, such as economic growth and development, as well as inherent efficiency in the conduct of government business.

“Studies have shown that countries under the presidential regimes consistently produce lower output, volatile inflation and greater income inequality relative to those under parliamentary system,” the group said.

However, this is coming just few months to the expiration of the legislative life of the 8th Assembly, thus raising concern over the period required to push the bill through the normal legislative process.

The bill, if passed, will also require the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to become law, and be enshrined in the Constitution.

Recall that Nigeria practised the British-styled parliamentary system of government in the First Republic, from 1960 until 15 January, 1966 when the military took power.

However, the 1979 Constitution returned the country to the US-styled presidential system of government, largely because of the tensions and acrimonious politics of the First Republic.

Aside Ossai, other members of the group present at the briefing include Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), Boma Goodhead (PDP, Rivers), Timothy Golu (PDP, Plateau), Gabriel Onyenwife (PDP, Anambra), Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), Emeka Ujam (PDP, Enugu) among others.

https://all-gists..com/2018/12/breaking-house-of-reps-want-nigeria-returned-to-parliamentary-system.html

Nonsense leaders... You guys should be under the minimum Wage like every civil servant.

No problem, na this country all of us dey. That's how one Igbo man named Aguyi Ironsi decided to change our system of government then to Presidential out of fear of domination. And the Igbo nation have been the worse of for it. Now they are moving to for another year one. No wahala. Let them go ahead. SE have only 5 states they cannot move for a motion to create one for their region. They cannot move motion for all states to have same numbers of Reps in Nass. Please tell them to continue

We should have special day for walking Unclad just to remember ADAM AND EVIL

I go for true Federalism

krendo:
Parliamentary leadership will be better for Nigeria

I tell you! This presidential system bred more thieves

Those not in support don't even know what parliamentary system of government is.

inkon:


Permit me to ask, from your own view, what is the solution to all these problems you highlighted?

Before answering airing my idea, I would want to say, today, we look to Ghana for what they have achieved so far in their economy. But we forget that they was a time Ghana was worse off than Nigeria. General Jerry John Rawlings carried out what was basically a purge in Ghana and reposition the country as we come to see and appreciate it today.

I'm not in anyway saying we should try that in Nigeria. Not that we can even succeed, even if we try. But truth is, the average Nigerian is corrupt. It's endemic in our system. More than 95% of our leaders and policitians are corruption and the younger generation are trained to be corrupt after their master.

If we can purge them, then we can set ourselves free and start something new. But it's impractical, not even the law can help purge them because the law was made to favour them.

But without stopping corruption in our system, forget it, we will always build on faulty grounds. And those coming to invest in our country will be the corrupt minded ones and so corruption begets corruption.

The cry to unchain dead weight states is getting louder

rottennaija:
As usual,running away from our problem, which is poor leadership which is fueled by corruption leading to mismanagement of resources that could have turn this nation around.

No matter how much resources Nigeria has, no matter how much potential we have and how much we make, as long as funds meant for development is mismanaged, as long as contracts are inflated, as long as we cannot face the elephant in the room, no matter how good your economic policies are, you can never develop.

This situation is like a father who is the bread winner that makes 1m per month but uses the money to drink, carry women, lavishes the money, irrespective of how much he earns, his house will never develop or thrive.

Good thinking, well written. Thank you.

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House of corruption, injustice and looting

akinblog:


A group of 71 lawmakers of the House of Representatives, mostly from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), have canvassed for the return of Nigeria from the presidential to the parliamentary system of government.

Briefing newsmen at the National Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, spokesmen of the group, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers) and Nicholas Ossai (PDP, Delta), said the parliamentary system, as opposed to the presidential system, suits Nigeria because it is more economic friendly, cost effective and largely efficient in the conduct of government business.

Rising from “Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (Alteration) Bill, 2018,” the lawmakers lamented that whereas, countries under the parliamentary system were prospering, the presidential system has “reduced Nigeria to the poverty capital of the world.”

“We are 71 bi-partisan members of the House of Representatives, who feel that the parliamentary system of government promulgated by the Lyttleton Constitution of 1954 is the best for Nigeria since the presidential system has reduced us to the poverty capital of the world.

“Our position in this legislation clearly points to compelling advantages of parliamentary system of government, such as economic growth and development, as well as inherent efficiency in the conduct of government business.

“Studies have shown that countries under the presidential regimes consistently produce lower output, volatile inflation and greater income inequality relative to those under parliamentary system,” the group said.

However, this is coming just few months to the expiration of the legislative life of the 8th Assembly, thus raising concern over the period required to push the bill through the normal legislative process.

The bill, if passed, will also require the assent of President Muhammadu Buhari to become law, and be enshrined in the Constitution.

Recall that Nigeria practised the British-styled parliamentary system of government in the First Republic, from 1960 until 15 January, 1966 when the military took power.

However, the 1979 Constitution returned the country to the US-styled presidential system of government, largely because of the tensions and acrimonious politics of the First Republic.

Aside Ossai, other members of the group present at the briefing include Abdulsamad Dasuki (PDP, Sokoto), Boma Goodhead (PDP, Rivers), Timothy Golu (PDP, Plateau), Gabriel Onyenwife (PDP, Anambra), Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), Emeka Ujam (PDP, Enugu) among others.

https://all-gists..com/2018/12/breaking-house-of-reps-want-nigeria-returned-to-parliamentary-system.html

Boom! I have been saying this for a while now. Finally we are thinking right. The presidential system only allows for two main parties which is too small for a country with multiple tribes like Nigeria. I need to create a thread one of this days to highlight the pros and cons of a parliamentary system. It really fits Nigeria than this system we currently practice.

rottennaija:
As usual,running away from our problem, which is poor leadership which is fueled by corruption leading to mismanagement of resources that could have turn this nation around.

No matter how much resources Nigeria has, no matter how much potential we have and how much we make, as long as funds meant for development is mismanaged, as long as contracts are inflated, as long as we cannot face the elephant in the room, no matter how good your economic policies are, you can never develop.

This situation is like a father who is the bread winner that makes 1m per month but uses the money to drink, carry women, lavishes the money, irrespective of how much he earns, his house will never develop or thrive.

Bros I think you are wrong on this one. The parliamentary system is the best form of govt for a country as diverse as Nigeria. If done well, It ensures that the best of the best of each party gets to run the country. I will soon create a thread on the advantages and disadvantages of the parliamentary system of govt and why it would be better for Nigeria than he current system which only provides two major parties (and candidates) each election.

Corrinthians:
Even though its a noble idea, these guys know they're simply chasing shadows.

Nigerians and they themselves know one if the things every Joe on the streets yearn for since '99, and that is for these men to Considerably cut back on their salaries and allowances and push for capital punishment for corruption, sadly, these two are the LEAST TALKED ABOUT items by the crooks.

Wouldn't such laws as stated above be far less easier to draft, pass, and implement as opposed to such complex endeavour like changing our system of government?

These guys are simply jobless and looking for ways to appear busy. Last time we checked, they have over five hundred bills unattended to on their desks.

Keep decievinf yourselves thinking you're deceiving Nigerians.

The general elections are coming up in the next few weeks and a new parliament and executive with a fresh tenure begins in May 2019. I do not see them passing this bill before the end of the sitting legislature, even if they have the support of other members and the Senate.

I do not see the utility of this move.

citizenY:



The general elections are coming up in the next few weeks and a new parliament and executive with a fresh tenure begins in May 2019. I do not see them passing this bill before the end of the sitting legislature, even if they have the support of other members and the Senate.

I do not see the utility of this move.

It is nothing but a needless pursuit borne out of nothing but boredom.