It is not a constitutional crisis, it’s a constitutional bastardization and devaluation of our democracy if we can all recall how Ahmed Lawal, the 14th President of the Nigerian Senate. A forefront runner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant who participated in the party’s primaries and loss.
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If there is any event in recent times that amply demonstrates that nations succeed or fail and define their essential character by the way they challenge the unknown and cope with fears, it is the Senate’s recent and final rejection on Tuesday June 6, 2023, of the controversial National Water Resources Bill, 2023 after it was listed for concurrence on the order paper for consideration and passage.
President Bola Tinubu has said that with the election of Senator Godswill Akpabio as the President of the Senate, and Tajudeen Abbas as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 10th National Assembly (NASS), the course is set to focus on the business of the people.
The National Assembly management has started clearance of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives for payment and collection of severance packages, as the 9th Assembly comes to an end.
One of the support Groups of the President-Elect, Tinubu Hope of Nigeria Vanguard, has commended the zoning arrangement for the National Assembly positions by the National Working Committee (NWC) of All Progressives Congress (APC).
Nigeria’s vice-president-elect, Mr. Kashim Shettima has has told members-elect that it is not practicable for the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to be of the same faith.
The current Deputy Speaker, and Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, and Alhasan Ado Doguwa, respectively have rejected the consensus arrangement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the leadership of the 10th National Assembly.
The battle for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly leadership has already started heating up, with the major contenders of the number three and four seats in the country exhibiting their qualities, capacities, qualifications and flexing their muscles. The underground works and lobbying have also started. Also, there are insinuations that vote buying has taken shape, too, as it is part of the business in the country’s politics. On the other hand, the ruling All Progressive Congress has kept mute on its position regarding where the leadership of the 10th National Assembly will go while stakeholders within and outside the party have been advising the president-elect and the party’s leadership to quickly address this by zoning the positions so as to avoid what happened in the eight assembly.
The management of the National Assembly says training of members-elect will begin on May 7 ahead of inauguration of the 10th Assembly.
The Indigenous People of North West (IPNW), has called on the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to zone the position of the Senate President in the 10th National Assembly (NASS) to the North West zone of the country.