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Ahead of the Tuesday's screening of ministerial nominees by the Senate, President Muhammadu Buhari, has pledged not to interfere in the exercise.

The President through his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang said that he was comfortable with the criteria laid down by the Senate for determining the fate of the nominees.

Enang refuted media reports of a rift between the President and the National Assembly, saying that it was a mere conjecture.

The Senate had, on Thursday, rolled out the conditions and modalities for screening the ministerial nominees.

The conditions include: proof of asset declaration certificates of former public functionaries, acceptance of a nominee's screening by a minimum of two Senators from the state of origin of the nominee, among others.

Speaking to Senate correspondents in Abuja on Friday, Enang said President Buhari has great respect for the legislature and would not interfere in the criteria it has adopted for screening and confirming the ministerial nominees.

He said: "President Buhari respects other arms of government, their leadership and would not interfere in their activities.

Buhari was aware of his constitutional powers and the powers of the legislature to approve budgets, appointments and other measures of the executive.

It is impossible for any administration, knowing the power of the other over its own to want to deprive that of it.

That is why in everything we do, we do it with the greatest respect for the National Assembly, the greatest respect to their powers, their membership and leadership because they are an arm of government.

The Federal government is made up of the executive, the legislature and the judiciary and we will make sure that the respect is maintained and everybody does his job," he said.

On the perceived unfriendly relationship between Buhari and the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Enang said that there was no misunderstanding between them.

He explained that the recent meeting between President Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly goes to testify that the relationship between the two leaders is cordial.

I am sure that you can begin to feel the political temperature that has descended in the mind and psyche of Nigerians.

The relationship between the executive and the legislature which were thought to be on heat has been fully, perfectly and effectively restored and the public is now aware.

I want to say that the conjecture that there was a rift between the executive and the legislature was actually and definitely, and speaking, in all honesty, a conjecture. There wasn't.

But I am sure that the meeting as stated by the President of the Senate really proved that there were no rifts," Enang said.

He expressed optimism that the media would also, as part of its contribution, report truthfully what transpires in the senate rather than be mischievous in their reports.



http://www.authorityngr.com/2015/10/I-won-t-interfere-in-ministerial-nominees-screening--Buhari.html

Making promise he knows he cannot abide by. I pity those still taking the SHALL, MIGHT, WOULDNT, WILL, and MAY government serious

We know

Smh...

This man will rather die than have his integrity compromised. We chose well. Nigerians are lucky.

Someone just told me Kerosene now goes for 50naira, Petrol will be going for 70naira soon and Cement also goes for 1250naira and I expect the price of block to drop too. NNPC just released something the public has never been privy to before. You still can't see any Change?, you're innately blind.

Sai Baba.

I just hope my padis FASHOLA and AMEACHI scale through

Yes. The way you have not "interfered" in the national assembly leadership.

that is how we roll. i am loving this, i pray chibuike rotimi amaechi scales through.

OK
Baba

Ok

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Any Buhari topic alerted WAILLERS........u guys should cope with it till 2019.....smh

hot lie... .. my signature says the rest..

the dullard with two sided mouth has spoken!!!