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ABUJA,
June 12 (Xinhua / GNA) – After the inauguration of November 9 in Nigeriath federal
Parliament on Tuesday and the election of the new Senate leadership and
House of Representatives, the citizens of this West African country have called for
a more cordial relationship between the executive and the legislative branches of the
government to generate prosperity.
the
the previous National Assembly had constant conflicts with the executive power, a situation
generally perceived as having stifled the country's growth over the past four years
years.
senator
Ahmed Lawan, ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressive Party (APC), in power
emerged as the country's new Senate Speaker when the 9th National
The badembly was inaugurated in the capital Abuja.
Also,
Femi Gbajabiamila, representing the southwestern state of Lagos, was elected
the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Dozie
Ifebi, an economist, felt that the discord between the different political parties
and also within the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party had fueled the
animosity between the two branches of government ", which means that the good
the country has sometimes been affected by political quarrels ".
Policy
Analyst Majeed Bakare shared the same point of view, noting, however, that even though the
Federal Parliament should not function as a buffer, legislators
should work in tandem with the objectives and aspirations of the
Executive."
"The
negative aspect of governance is the lack of synchronization between the executive and
legislative arms of the government. The fact that the ruling party has the majority
in the House of Representatives and the Senate, they were unable to work in a
warm environment. The executive is also guilty, "said Bakare.
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Henry Eni-Otu, lawyer, advised the
newly inaugurated legislators to create synergy with the executive, proposing a
committee composed of both parties to deliberate matters of national interest.
"Yes
necessary, they (the legislature) should have a committee that will liaise with
the executive at all times with regard to budget preparation as well as the
question as to the timeframe in which the budget is adopted and how it
should run, "said the legal luminary.
RELEVANCE OF NIGERIAN
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
the
The Nigerian Senate and the House of Representatives make up the legislature, but
they are fundamentally different in some respects.
the
The Senate has 109 members representing 36 states, each Nigerian state
having three senatorial districts. Only the capital Abuja has a senator, but
not without having the same power and representation in the Senate as each
other state.
the
The House of Representatives has 360 members, each state being divided
in federal constituencies. All these constituencies total 360 seats.
They
both exist to provide checks and balances within the government, to protect the
interests of the country and citizens, and to ensure adequate consideration of
and review of federal laws and operation of other branches of government.
No
bill may become law unless the majority of the population, represented by the House
representatives, and a majority of the senatorial districts represented by
the Senate, vote in favor of its adoption as federal law.
No more
both can initiate an invoice. If a bill is pbaded in the chamber of origin,
it is then sent to the other room where, when it is approved, it will be pbaded. Yes
no, it will not become law.
DECOMPOSING A DOSSIER
PRIOR NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Next to
of the tense report, the previous National Assembly had a huge piece of
vetoed President Muhammadu Buhari's bills veto while holding a record of the
the largest number of bills ever pbaded since the beginning of the legislature in
the country.
during
the farewell session of the 8th National Assembly held on Thursday,
Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, revealed
that out of 382 bills pbaded by the federal chambers, only 76 have been signed
law.
Analysts
believe that the rejected bills, if pbaded, would have had a huge impact on
Nigerians.
Bakare
said that the badembly had pbadable bills because of its collaborative efforts
with civil society groups.
"The
The 8th Assembly has really tried to find that some of the bills and
the resolutions were timely. It was not just invoices from the
National Assembly, they had the contribution of civil society organizations, which means
they are really from the people, "said the political badyst at Xinhua.
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such important but veto-ridden bills is the government bill on the petroleum industry
who sought to reform the oil sector so that its policies are in tandem
with international best practices; it has been stuck for more than a decade. Another is
the amendment of electoral laws that was rejected four times.
These
bills were vetoed on drafting and financial issues, as well as on the duplication of
agencies, and inconsistency with applicable laws, among others.
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avoid recurrence, relevant stakeholders have been advised to review outdated invoices
and the laws and the pbading of bills that correspond to the current realities of the
country.
"I
believe that most existing laws are outdated and do not meet the test of
the modern day. In legislative affairs, legislators should consider
past or existing laws to ensure that any new law that
comes into force is not going to contradict or cancel the current
these, "said Eni-Otu.
For
For example, noted the lawyer, it was necessary that the 8th Assembly
to consider the 2016 law on the administration of criminal justice because Nigeria is
now highly rated in terms of corruption.
Eni-Otu
also advised publication and publication of laws because they are unknown and
also not accessible to Nigerians.
President
Buhari, while congratulating the main newly elected leaders of the 9
National, said he hoped it would be "a new dawn, different from
duplicity and perfidy of the immediate past ".
"Walk
higher level, the legislator has a great role to play in achieving the objectives of
the administration to achieve, "said Buhari, noting that" it is for
the ultimate good of the nation ".
according to
for him, the executive does not want a rubber legislature.
"While
separation of powers is essential, collaboration between all branches of government
should be the name of the game. The opposition does not need to be virulent, "he said.
added.
GNA
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