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What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by 9jatriot(m): 11:57am On Jun 17, 2015 |
The role played the house of parliament or National Assembly in other democracies is well documented and known, however, I do not seem to understand what the role of that of Nigeria is. My little observation is that it is an opportunity for the 2 political parties to flex muscles with each other for supremacy. That was the case in 2011 when the opposition supported Tambuwal to spite PDP and a revenge mission in 2015 by PDP to spite APC. The only other time they never flex muscles is when it has to do with their pocket directly. For example, joining committees, allocating budgets to themselves, wardrobe allowance and hardship allowances. The budget each year for these less than 500 people is 150 billion naira. That mean in 4 yrs, they would have gulped 600Billion, doing what exactly? Out of curiosity, apart from the theoretical duty of making laws, what is the role of senate and house of rep? They look like toothless bull dogs to me. I remember during the fuel subsidy saga, they hurried cut short their recess (which they are always going to anyway), made a resolution that the FG did not even acknowledge not to talk of following. The other day, they summoned minister of petroleum and finance who totally ignored them. When they make a resolution, what I hear is that it is not binding on the government, hence what exactly is their practical role in our development as a nation. No body should quote constitutional roles to me, I want practical and relevant roles and responsibilities. They collect ward robe allowance, whereas the rest of us use our salary to buy clothes, they collect hardship allowance whereas the real suffering citizens have nothing, they get constituency allowance with no constituency projects. If I hand a magic wand, I would scap the National Assembly. Nonsense This is not a PDP/ APC party thing. Cc: Lalasticlala, ishilove, obinoscopy 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by ammyluv2002(f): 11:59am On Jun 17, 2015 |
Eat,Sleep and spend money ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by Nobody: 12:03pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
Unserious answer: The user provided that Serious answer: Make laws that positively change every facet of the lives of those for whom such laws are made |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by olaglamour(f): 12:05pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
Waiting for ideykwum to come and answer the question!!!!
Hon. Desmond Elliott, what is your answer to this? 1 Like |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by Truth24(m): 12:09pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
Abeg I dey wait here for somebody |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by wordcat(m): 12:36pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
9jatriot: I've said it before that our NASS members are the real parasites we have in this country. Unless something(Egyptian style) is done, they will keep sucking this country dry. |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by MrScript(m): 12:47pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
Hmmm... Speechless |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by ideykwum: 12:48pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
My dearest love, I'd answer any question at your command! olaglamour: |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by Vicadonis(m): 12:48pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
Stealing from the populace...and signing illegal bills into law |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by ideykwum: 2:16pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by ideykwum: 2:17pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
My dear! On this matter? I dey kwum later! ![]() ![]() olaglamour: |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by AlfaSeltzer(m): 2:20pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
the same question can be asked of ministers and many other political posts. the people actually running this country are the civil servants without whom everything comes to a standstill. |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by plendil: 2:33pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
They are supposed to be the backbone of any liberal democratic setting, which Nigeria, for all intents belongs to. Essentially to check the powers of executive. However the case in Nigeria leaves a lot to be desired. Urgent reforms are needed, IMO: House of reps is actually more representative since it is related directly to the majority whose interests the representative are to protect. Indeed over the years they have proven to be a far more formidable force in the legislature. However, I think the number should be pruned. Wards merged so the total reps should not exceed 100. Senate: Total unjustifiable waste, IMO. We don't need more than a single representative per state, plus FCT (totalling 37 as against 107). The whole idea of North, Central , South for each state, even for populations the size of a nursery school is untenable and silly. Lastly, ofcourse is the highly contentious issue of their immoral, stupendous remuneration. IT has to be aggressively looked into and chnged. |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by 9jatriot(m): 2:43pm On Jun 17, 2015 |
plendil: I wish this could get to the social media where people can begin to question them on what their roles and responsibilities are, what their KPI are, what performance standards we can use to measure them each year. lets do a rough calculation. 150 billion for 500 people. Assume that 40% of that amount is used for the maintenance of the building itself and other running cost. That leaves 90 (billion) for 500 people. 500 is just for ease of calculation. Now divide 90 billion by 500, that is 180 million per person in a country where the minimum wage is 19 thousand naira. Parliament should be scrapped, we can use social media to make our laws and send to NBA and Nigerian Judicial Council to ratify such laws, Haba, no wonder there was so much treachery in the last senate presidency election, yet we go de use our small MB de argue for and against. Nonsense |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by 9jatriot(m): 9:31am On Jun 18, 2015 |
Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied that federal lawmakers get N9billion wardrobe allowance.http://leadership.ng/news/441312/nass-n9bn-fallout-well-reduce-our-salaries-allowances-saraki |
Re: What Exactly Is The Role Of National Assembly In Nigeria by 9jatriot(m): 4:56pm On Sep 10, 2015 |
These set of individuals have been on two difference recesses since resuming office on the 7th of June. What exactly is their role? |
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