Well said okorocha. House of rep are still there to support the state along with the senator.

Showbby28:
Kenneth Udeh, Abuja

Senator representing Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha has advocated the reduction in the number of senators representing various states at the National Assembly, especially at the Senate.

Okorocha a former governor of Imo State elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) , made this known during Thursday’s plenary session.

He made the comments during his contribution to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework And Fiscal Strategy Paper submitted by the joint committee on finance and national planning.

He stressed that if the plan was implemented, it would help to reduce the cost of governance in the country, stating that it would further help the country maintain fiscal discipline.



He said: “This country must begin to make sacrifices; our country provides that we have three Senators, but what are the three Senators per state doing that one single senator from that state cannot do? With over 300 representatives from the states, each of them creates increased demands from the economic system.

“What we need to have under the present ugly economic situation is have a statutory representative one per state to reduce the cost of governance.

“Secondly, we need to fund the productive sector of our economy. Government is business. Our Senate must not operate our budget from an accountant’s perspective but an economic perspective

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, in his reaction, advised Sen. Okorocha to formulate a constitution-amendment bill to back up his contribution.

He said: “Your contribution can be translated into a bill; if you want a state to have only one senator, your contribution requires a constitutional amendment.

“You have the opportunity to present a bill to seek for the amendment of the relevant sections of the constitution that provides for three senators per state.
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/to-cut-cost-of-governance-okorocha-advocates-one-senator-per-state/

Nice idea but our greedy politicians will kill it and if they can also do the same with the house of representatives three from each state.
Another thing is if the Federal government are not ready to decentralize the police, I suggest every police officer be transferred to their state of origin

slimderek:
The Senator would be as Powerful as a Governor right ?

Simple!!! Cutting down of their fats remuneration is the way out.

Why not cancel the senate and make use of the house of rep

Bill to ammend constitution indeed..like say d rest of una go gree pass am..mtcheew

First time this man make sense

Gracealone:
Doesn't Okorocha think that it would be trouble for IMO State if he is their sole senator?

hahahah, he knows we are wasting resources to maintain 3 senators per state.

How many S.A’s do you have presently as a senator ? This is what happens when someone else ghostwrites a paper and you don’t even do your audience the courtesy of reading it the day before to see all the contradictionss

GREAT IDEA ! I SUPPORT ONE SENATOR PER STATE AND ONE OR TWO REP. PER STATE. ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOULD BE MANDATED TO RECEIVE CIVIL SERVANTS SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES. THIS WILL DETER VULTURES AND PARASITES FROM SEEKING ELECTIVE OFFICE. THEY WILL SEE SERVICE AS SELFLESS AND GROW THE COUNTRY.

Gracealone:
Doesn't Okorocha think that it would be trouble for IMO State if he is their sole senator?

you can think beyond this. This is about Nigeria not okorocha. And to answer your question, he wouldn't have been elected.

themosthigh:
This man that only makes sense whenever he is looking for something. Wasted 8 years as governor of the most educated state in the country and added nothing to its prosperity. Instead he wanted to make his son in law the governor to continue him and his henchmen looting of the state. People use to say that this guy was in Freemason but I now know that he is not a mason because all masons I know try to do good and leave the world better than they met it. If he is a cultist, it must be one of grim ones whose acolytes worship strange dieties , Kneel before bloody altars, sacrifice the innocent and promise to at every opportunity inflict pain and misery on all good and peace loving folks.

Why don't you focus on the message and leave the messanger alone.....

Opeyemi4real:
you can think beyond this. This is about Nigeria not okorocha. And to answer your question, he wouldn't have been elected.

What he should have said is that Nigeria does not need bicameral legislature..

He could start by cutting the balloon allowances and trimmings senators enjoy why the masses are suffering.

slimfit1:
That makes sense he can give up his position

go and strip him off it now.
why una no dey reason deeply now?
if he steps down now, who will make sure that that bill scales through? na u wey no be anything ba?
either genuine or not, he has raised it already and by now, u should know that there might be hope for that proposal.
if u know how much we need that mass relief, you would like to modify this your mumu comment.

first time dis man will say sumtin dat make sense

Showbby28:
Kenneth Udeh, Abuja

Senator representing Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha has advocated the reduction in the number of senators representing various states at the National Assembly, especially at the Senate.

Okorocha a former governor of Imo State elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) , made this known during Thursday’s plenary session.

He made the comments during his contribution to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework And Fiscal Strategy Paper submitted by the joint committee on finance and national planning.

He stressed that if the plan was implemented, it would help to reduce the cost of governance in the country, stating that it would further help the country maintain fiscal discipline.



He said: “This country must begin to make sacrifices; our country provides that we have three Senators, but what are the three Senators per state doing that one single senator from that state cannot do? With over 300 representatives from the states, each of them creates increased demands from the economic system.

“What we need to have under the present ugly economic situation is have a statutory representative one per state to reduce the cost of governance.

“Secondly, we need to fund the productive sector of our economy. Government is business. Our Senate must not operate our budget from an accountant’s perspective but an economic perspective

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, in his reaction, advised Sen. Okorocha to formulate a constitution-amendment bill to back up his contribution.

He said: “Your contribution can be translated into a bill; if you want a state to have only one senator, your contribution requires a constitutional amendment.

“You have the opportunity to present a bill to seek for the amendment of the relevant sections of the constitution that provides for three senators per state.
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/to-cut-cost-of-governance-okorocha-advocates-one-senator-per-state/

The issue is not one senator representing a state, the solution is a unicameral national Assembly, we don't need the house of senate. House of representatives is enough

slimderek:
The Senator would be as Powerful as a Governor right ?

No, he will still be a senator, nothing but a senator. Is vice president stronger than a sitting governor even though they came from same state.

First they scrap that lower house or the Senate...one has to go
Next, they should only be paid sitting allowance, no salary nothing

So many inspirational preachers in Nigeria. We need constitution ammendment AKA restructuring that's all

[quote author=Showbby28 post=82806104]Kenneth Udeh, Abuja

Senator representing Imo West, Senator Rochas Okorocha has advocated the reduction in the number of senators representing various states at the National Assembly, especially at the Senate.

Okorocha a former governor of Imo State elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) , made this known during Thursday’s plenary session.

He made the comments during his contribution to the Medium Term Expenditure Framework And Fiscal Strategy Paper submitted by the joint committee on finance and national planning.

He stressed that if the plan was implemented, it would help to reduce the cost of governance in the country, stating that it would further help the country maintain fiscal discipline.



He said: “This country must begin to make sacrifices; our country provides that we have three Senators, but what are the three Senators per state doing that one single senator from that state cannot do? With over 300 representatives from the states, each of them creates increased demands from the economic system.

“What we need to have under the present ugly economic situation is have a statutory representative one per state to reduce the cost of governance.

“Secondly, we need to fund the productive sector of our economy. Government is business. Our Senate must not operate our budget from an accountant’s perspective but an economic perspective

The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, in his reaction, advised Sen. Okorocha to formulate a constitution-amendment bill to back up his contribution.

He said: “Your contribution can be translated into a bill; if you want a state to have only one senator, your contribution requires a constitutional amendment.

“You have the opportunity to present a bill to seek for the amendment of the relevant sections of the constitution that provides for three senators per state.
https://www.sunnewsonline.com/to-cut-cost-of-governance-okorocha-advocates-one-senator-per-state/
[/quote

Foolhardy foolishness by foolish okorohausa.

Wow! This is superb. I agree with Sen. Okorocha on this.

First time this man is saying something reasonable

This ex governor make sense for the first time after erected many statues.

omenka:
Never going to work.

We will end up in a situation where a particular ethnic group perpetually dominates others within the state, in a similar fashion they do governorship. This would simply birth another round of political upheavals to add to all that we are already contending with.

These legislators know the truth but they keep skirting around it: Simply cut back on your salaries and allowances if you are sincerely looking for a way to cut back on your expenditure. This is alot more practical and pragmatic than what is being proposed here which would even require a constitutional ammendment!

Your head dey there jare.
One of the biggest problem is they themselves.
They feel so good taking away very large chunk of the national budget as their allowances and salaries alone while so little is left for the real actual work that needs to be done, and so many of the miserable masses still think such people have their interest at heart.

As for Rochas is hard to believe he even meant what he was saying.

[quote author=Samanza89 post=82806872]I never knew this man had sense until today!...[/quote. ]. They only make sense when they are out of government and are at the receiving end. That is when the evil spirit that deafens them would have left

Correcto:
People like you can't make Nigeria progress

And you know that somehow just because I asked a simple question.

I think one senator per state. Maximum of 2 terms. In each state, it should be rotated across LGA in alphabetical order. Every local govt. will have 8 years. This way, every local government area is represented. The same should also apply to House of reps.

madenigga:
North no go ever agree.

The North would never allow anything that will change the status quo, instead to them let Nigeria remain stagnant than for it to change

the North are the problem of Nigeria, they are not developed and that what they want Nigeria to be God forbid. But okorocha suggestion is perfect God bless Sen, okorocha. We will get there by God grace.

I hail sen, okorocha for this suggestion, well spoken sir, Okorocha my Man, the peoples Senotor.

Rather they should make their salaries and allowance like that of level 15, nothing more.

themosthigh:
This man that only makes sense whenever he is looking for something. Wasted 8 years as governor of the most educated state in the country and added nothing to its prosperity. Instead he wanted to make his son in law the governor to continue him and his henchmen looting of the state. People use to say that this guy was in Freemason but I now know that he is not a mason because all masons I know try to do good and leave the world better than they met it. If he is a cultist, it must be one of grim ones whose acolytes worship strange dieties , Kneel before bloody altars, sacrifice the innocent and promise to at every opportunity inflict pain and misery on all good and peace loving folks.

Pls i dont understand what you mean by most educated state. I need more explanation on that cause the last time i checked he was from IMO State and not from Ogun State nor Ekiti State.

Just scrap the House of Rep or reduce salaries and allowances by 50%