For how long shall we continue to watch those we sent to represent us, forget what we voted them in to do and continuously engage all this time wasting strategies?
Remember, we voted them to represent our aspirations and petitions for our overall good but what we have received for over one month is a lingering crisis of leadership, with both sides accusing each other of personal interest and calling on the other group to regard national interest above individual interest. One worrisome fact is that these people are being paid sitting allowances and monthly salaries (for not sitting and rather acting an action film we never paid for!). Should this continue for another one month, what will be our gain as we seriously anticipate a new dawn in governance.
How do we let these people know that we are conscious of their mandate and roles? How do we let them know that we can recall them? Should we begin to amplify constitutional provisions such as Section 63 of the 1999 Constitution which states that, “The Senate and the House of Representatives shall each sit for a period not less than one hundred and eighty one days in a year"?
I am worried because i am concerned about the very important role of the legislature and how its activities affect the outcome of their product which is supposed to benefit US, Nigerians.
Just last week, President Buhari appointed Service Chiefs who will remain in acting capacity until the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria confirms them. In practical sense, there is currently no Committee with relevant jurisdiction constituted to accelerate such confirmation, but the Senate can inaugurate an ad-hoc committee to do so! The way and means may not seem to matter now especially if they are confirmed, however, the legislative committee is often described as the engine room of the legislature or the small legislature in the parliament.
I fear that if we continue like this, what shall be constantly obtained is the concept of doctrine of necessity in enforcing very important legislative roles. This wouldn't have been the case, if both Houses of the legislature were not wrangling over positions assumed to be in the enclave of "firsts amongst equals".
This brings us to the pertinent question of who checks the checker? Is it those who have elected them or the rules that govern the legislature. If they rules have failed and the powers lies with us the PEOPLE, what then can we do?????? I just thought out loud!!!
Remember, we voted them to represent our aspirations and petitions for our overall good but what we have received for over one month is a lingering crisis of leadership, with both sides accusing each other of personal interest and calling on the other group to regard national interest above individual interest. One worrisome fact is that these people are being paid sitting allowances and monthly salaries (for not sitting and rather acting an action film we never paid for!). Should this continue for another one month, what will be our gain as we seriously anticipate a new dawn in governance.
How do we let these people know that we are conscious of their mandate and roles? How do we let them know that we can recall them? Should we begin to amplify constitutional provisions such as Section 63 of the 1999 Constitution which states that, “The Senate and the House of Representatives shall each sit for a period not less than one hundred and eighty one days in a year"?
I am worried because i am concerned about the very important role of the legislature and how its activities affect the outcome of their product which is supposed to benefit US, Nigerians.
Just last week, President Buhari appointed Service Chiefs who will remain in acting capacity until the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria confirms them. In practical sense, there is currently no Committee with relevant jurisdiction constituted to accelerate such confirmation, but the Senate can inaugurate an ad-hoc committee to do so! The way and means may not seem to matter now especially if they are confirmed, however, the legislative committee is often described as the engine room of the legislature or the small legislature in the parliament.
I fear that if we continue like this, what shall be constantly obtained is the concept of doctrine of necessity in enforcing very important legislative roles. This wouldn't have been the case, if both Houses of the legislature were not wrangling over positions assumed to be in the enclave of "firsts amongst equals".
This brings us to the pertinent question of who checks the checker? Is it those who have elected them or the rules that govern the legislature. If they rules have failed and the powers lies with us the PEOPLE, what then can we do?????? I just thought out loud!!!
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