President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki
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reason why the upper legislative chamber is having a serious problem
with President Muhammadu Buhari and his appointees has been revealed.
The Senate has revealed why it is having a strained relationship
with President Muhammadu Buhari and the executive. The Senate said that
the reason for the frosty relationship is because of the abuses by his
aides and appointees.
Speaking through the Chairman of its Committee on Media and Public
Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, the upper legislative chamber
said: “We passed resolutions, our resolutions are rubbished. If the
resolutions are rubbished, what are we doing with the consideration of
Resident Electoral Commissioners (REC)? If we reject any of them what
happens.
“We, therefore, mandated the Senate President to convey our
worry to Mr. President. We needed a response in order for us to know
exactly what we are doing. We did not say we will not confirm the RECs.
What we need at this time is understanding of how democracy works. If we
do, democracy will work better.”
Abdullahi had in a statement expressed the Red Chamber’s readiness
to work with the Presidential Committee on Executive-Legislature
relations raised by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is expected to chair the committee
raised during the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) to smoothen the
rough edges in the relationship between the two arms of government.
The statement described the establishment of the peace committee as a welcome development.
In the statement entitled: “The executive peace initiative is a
welcome development”, Abdullahi said the Senate in particular and the
National Assembly in general will be ready to co-operate with members of
the committee to work and resolve the grey areas standing on the way of
a smooth working relationship.
It reads: “We have heard about the initiative by President
Muhammadu Buhari in setting up a Presidential Committee on
Executive-Legislature Relations to be headed by Vice President Yemi
Osinbajo.
”This initiative is a welcome development. It is a good step in
the right direction. The Senate, in particular, and the National
Assembly, in general, is ready to co-operate with the group and work
with them to resolve all grey areas standing on way of the smooth
working relationship needed to deepen our fledgeling democracy and
ensure good governance for the benefits of Nigerians.”
Shedding more light on their understanding of the peace initiative,
Abdullahi noted that since a committee had been set up, it meant there
were some grey areas between the executive and legislature hindering
cordial relationship.
Asked whether the National Assembly had been informed, he said that
the leadership of the Senate asked him to react, which was an
indication that the Senate President must have been communicated.
He added that when details of the committee are released, they
would know the members and the number of National Assembly members that
would be constituted to work the committee.
Asked whether the olive branch by the Executive would make the
Senate to soft-pedal on the Acting Chairman of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, Abdullahi said the
Senate had always worked in the best interest of the country before the
Magu issue came up.
His words: “We have worked to support Mr. President. From what I
have seen as somebody speaking for this institution, whatever we do, we
put the interest of the country first.
“There was no personal thing about Magu and the decision we
took. Other members of the commission sent to us were screened and
confirmed. Senators are just doing their job. There was nothing personal
about Magu. Nobody should be happy that presidential aides are quick to
abuse senators.”
On the suspension of the consideration and confirmation of 27 RECs
sent to the Senate, Abdullahi said it was informed by the shabby
treatment being given to the resolutions passed by the Senate.
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