President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated, ahead
of the resumption of the Senate from its annual recess, that his focus
the 9th of June 2015, has been to build an effective and efficient
legislature that directly impacts the lives of all Nigerians.
Yusuph Olaniyonu, Saraki emphasized that the role of the legislature
in a young democracy like Nigeria is often misconstrued, hence, it is
necessary for the National Assembly to work towards positively
influencing the lives of all Nigerians through its powers of
lawmaking, oversight and advocacy.
“The President of the Senate is just first amongst equals,” Saraki
said, “However, what always motivates me is that drive to leave this
institution better than we met it. I always like to leave a place
stronger than I met it, and more capable to deliver on its
constitutional role and functions than how it was before I got there.
“The difference between democracy and dictatorship is parliament. This
is why I tell people that it is not about who the Senate President,
the President, or the Chief Justice of Nigeria is, we must always work
to strengthen all our institutions.
“For example, in four years, I’m gone. Somebody else will be there,
but the institution will always remain. If you have weak parliament
that is not effectively able to champion the needs of the people, you
will have a weak democracy. However, because of myopic interest at
times, some people do not see why we must protect the mandates and
integrity of these institutions.
“When we decided to have a presidential system of governance, it was
based on the fact that there must be checks and balances. When these
safeguards are in place, it strengthens our democracy and promotes the
sort of collaboration across the board that helps us meet the needs of
Nigerians,” the President of the Senate said.
Saraki also emphasized that the 8th Senate will continue to remain
committed to people-centered governance.
“Moving forward, we will continue to target laws and interventions
that will have direct benefits to all Nigerians. We have started this
with our economic priority bills, and we can see the impact with the
uptick in banks now lending to more MSMEs. However we will not stop
here.
“With the slight improvement in our economy, it now behoves on all of
us, the executive and the legislature, to work towards ensuring that
these improvements translate directly to the pockets of Nigerians and
the rising cost of living across the country. We have a lot of work
ahead of us,” he said.
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