A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Olusegun Osinkolu, has described the 8th National Assembly as the worst in the nation’s history since the return of democratic rule in 1999.

Speaking with reporters on Monday in Ado Ekiti on the crisis rocking the National Assembly, Osinkolu expressed regrets that the federal lawmakers have disappointed the electorate by their alleged involvement in forgery and budget padding.

Ahead of the 2019 general elections, Osinkolu urged Nigerians to be more vigilant and careful on the personality of candidates seeking their votes for National Assembly seats advocating for election of people of integrity.

He expressed fear that winning the anti-corruption war would be very difficult if the National Assembly still parades personalities like Senate President Bukola Saraki, Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and Speaker Yakubu Dogara still holding top posts.



The duo of Saraki and Ekweremadu are currently answering forgery charges in a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged alteration of the standing rules that brought them into office.

While Dogara and former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jubrin are exchanging verbal abuses over alleged budget padding running into billions of Naira.

Osinkolu said: “President Muhammadu Buhari alone cannot win the war against graft. He needed good institutions like the Senate and House of Representatives to win the war.

“We need men of integrity, those with strong characters and incorruptible nature to lead that pivotal arm to help the executive raise the bar of governance beyond this pedestrian level.
“The silence of the members of both chambers in the midst of these raging controversies lent credence to the fact that they are also complicit. They have not comported themselves in the most honourable way and this portends grave danger to us as a nation.

“President Buhari was elected by the popular notion that he has integrity and the political will to tackle corruption in any form. He shouldn’t disappoint Nigerians in this regard because sparing these big men might cast a thick doubt on the integrity of the APC-led federal government.

“Making laws need not be a full time job where Governors finish serving as executives in a state for 8 yrs will run to the Senate to remain relevant and to seek refuge against prosecution.”

The APC chieftain called on the federal government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to spare anybody indicted of complicity in the official malfeasance going on in both chambers of the national assembly.

Particularly, Osinkolu appealed to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami not to bow to pressure and harassment coming from the senators on the alleged forgery case, saying his ability to prosecute such high profile case would send a signal that President Buhari is committed to ridding the country of criminality.

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This man has wailing blood running through his vein. If this is the worst NASS then this automically is the worst government ever in the history of Naija

babyphaze07:
This man has wailing blood running through his vein. If this is the worst NASS then this automically is the worst government ever in the history of Naija

Full stop.

I don't know if he is originally a former pdp or a full blooded apc member and I don't care! But this chap made a lot of sense with this his comment!

Current president is the worse since Nigeria independence

If Buhari stop his interference with the parliament there will be peace

This parliament is the best in the history of Nigeria

A parliament that does not allow the president to remove there executives is the best


Buhari you have loss control go and resign

Immunity covers you as long as you are in APC otherwise tell me why Dogara has not been dragged to court like Ike Ekweremadu.

I pity the directionless Yorubas that have proven to be the clog on the wheel of a formidable Southern political block.

Some silly comments ^^^


It is a shame that majority of Nigerians cannot reason beyond party lines. When those hooligans at NASS go into their executive sessions, They come together to fester their self interest regardless of party affiliations. It is ordinary people like the losers above who are still pained that their corrupt hero was booted out that will still suffer the consequences.

SMH

blazetitov:
Some silly comments ^^^


It is a shame that majority of Nigerians cannot reason beyond party lines. When those hooligans at NASS go into their executive sessions, They come together to fester their self interest regardless of party affiliations. It is ordinary people like the losers above who are still pained that their corrupt hero was booted out that will still suffer the consequences.

SMH

In a nutshell, wetin you write

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As you can see, your case is irredeemable as God is reluctant in delivering you

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Bought you a leather box

saiNDAvengers:




Bought you a leather box

Shebi na wetin dem dey use travel for una house be that. Kwontinue

blazetitov:


Shebi na wetin dem dey use travel for una house be that. Kwontinue

Pls stop...the stench oozing out of your mouth has become unbearable

saiNDAvengers:




Pls stop...the stench oozing out of your mouth has become unbearable

Small boy, your 15 minutes of fame is over. Go read your response and you will see how inferiority complex and immaturity is holding you back. Good night.