– Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Sen. George Akume, said that the senate must rise and to make a statement to condemn the various agitations in parts of the country
– Akume said that if the senate kept quiet in the face of the agitations, it would be failing as a major legislative arm of government
– Similarly, Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt, Sen. Shehu Sani, said that it was time the senate spoke against agitations engulfing some areas in the country
Some lawmakers have decried the recurrence of secessionist agitations in parts of the country and said National Assembly must rise against the trend.
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) was informed on the sidelines of activities marking the second anniversary of the 8th National Assembly on Friday in Abuja, that the issue was serious and disturbing.
According to them, while the Federal Government is preaching peace and unity, some parts of the country are strongly bent on seceding or threatening to cause mayhem.
Lawmakers decry secessionist movements in Nigeria
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Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Sen. George Akume, said that the senate must rise and to make a statement to condemn the various agitations in parts of the country.
He said that if the senate kept quiet in the face of the agitations, it would be failing as a major legislative arm of government.
Similarly, Chairman, Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debt, Sen. Shehu Sani, said that it was time the senate spoke against agitations engulfing some areas in the country.
“I believe we have been able to work together over these two years in spite of the turbulent start. The challenge before us is what we can do to address the political, social and economic issues before us,” he said.
On his part, Chairman of Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Sen. Dino Melaye, called on the Senate to brace up for more challenges as it began the third year of its tenure.
He
“ With all our successes, it is time for the senate to be bolder than ever, to speak with more confidence, to speak in the interest of Nigerians.
Melaye commended President Muhammadu Buhari for respecting Senate’s decisions, particularly with regard to nominations.
He, however, urged him to take a decisive action on senate’s rejection of the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC), asking, “ why is Magu still in office?’’
The Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio, called on all Nigerians to unite against forces meant to cause disunity in the country.
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The Federal Government should avail itself to all Nigerians so that we do not create insecurity in some parts of the country,’’ he said
He also commended the leadership of the senate, particularly Saraki, for leading the chamber through all the challenges it faced in the last two years.“I commend Saraki for his leadership prowess and for the achievements so far.
Meanwhile, ZENITHBLOG.com earlier reported that the representative of Bosso and Paiko federal constituencies of Niger state in the House of Representatives, Salihu Adamu, has been beaten into a coma by aggrieved youths in his constituency.
The federal lawmaker was pounced on by the youths for not attending political meetings since he was elected about two years ago.
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