A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, said the parliament remains a “misunderstood institution” because people, especially youths, have little knowledge about it.

Saraki, who spoke at a virtual meeting to celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarianism, said, “The ordinary role of the parliament is still not appreciated by the public. And that is why people’s expectation and judgment of the efficiency of parliament is falsely premised. The false premises may be because the parliament is the youngest among the three arms of government in Nigeria.”

According to him, many people expect parliamentarians to construct roads, drainage and other infrastructures when they are clearly the job of the executive, and added that parliament existed to pass laws to guarantee the welfare of the people.

He recalled that from day one when he took over as the Senate President and Chairman of the Eighth National Assembly, he and his colleagues knew that their law-making responsibility “must be devoted to using the law to bring change, the type that promote and ensure our people’s welfare and security.” Saraki further said developed countries like the US were made by the quality of their laws and that the senate under him did just that.

The former senate president giving an example, said the senate under him, through the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions treated 192 cases, noting that no senate handled up to 20 before him.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/why-legislature-remains-a-misunderstood-institution-saraki.html

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A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, yesterday, said the parliament remains a “misunderstood institution” because people, especially youths, have little knowledge about it.

Saraki, who spoke at a virtual meeting to celebrate the International Day of Parliamentarianism, said, “The ordinary role of the parliament is still not appreciated by the public. And that is why people’s expectation and judgment of the efficiency of parliament is falsely premised. The false premises may be because the parliament is the youngest among the three arms of government in Nigeria.”

According to him, many people expect parliamentarians to construct roads, drainage and other infrastructures when they are clearly the job of the executive, and added that parliament existed to pass laws to guarantee the welfare of the people.

He recalled that from day one when he took over as the Senate President and Chairman of the Eighth National Assembly, he and his colleagues knew that their law-making responsibility “must be devoted to using the law to bring change, the type that promote and ensure our people’s welfare and security.” Saraki further said developed countries like the US were made by the quality of their laws and that the senate under him did just that.

The former senate president giving an example, said the senate under him, through the Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions treated 192 cases, noting that no senate handled up to 20 before him.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/why-legislature-remains-a-misunderstood-institution-saraki.html

No law maker in Nigeria has the moral standing that say that the parliamentarians are working in the interest of Nigeria and/or Nigerians, definitely not even Saraki himself. Rotten heart lots!

Why won't we misconstrue what legislators are?
When they abandon legislative duties to be pursuing money.
If proper attendance is taken, how many times do each of them seat in a legislative year?
We ve also seen where they want the executive to bribe them before bills are passed.
Constituency allowance is now personal income to them.
Governor's have turned NASS to retirement home.
Until we review the emolument of our legislators, we won't get the right set of lawmakers befitting for the legislature.

All of them always know the right thing to do ONLY when they don't have access to our Yams....


Eish

Why wont we, when u people embrace money sharing. Any bill involving fund, u lots would be so interested but those without fund, u dismiss or act unconcerned.

If You Advice Them Now, Thez Will Say, It Is The Nigerian Way,

See them when you were collecting constituency project money, don't except us not to requires good roads from you and co