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Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu has alleged that any try at undermining the National Assembly is a name for catastrophe.
Ekweremadu additionally lamented that some people have been irritating the actions of the National Assembly.
Ekweremadu revealed this on Monday at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Onicha Uboma, Imo State, Okigwe South Diocese in Imo state.
According to him, “Although legislative resolutions don't carry the load of legislation, they're nonetheless a key medium for stating the place of the Nigerian individuals on a material by their elected representatives.
“Sadly, there's a blatant disregard for resolutions of the legislature throughout all ranges of presidency.
“Certain govt appointments want affirmation by the individuals by their representatives as a result of two good heads are higher tha one.
“Besides, the nation might be poorly run and tilt in direction of dictatorship if the president or governor has absolutely the energy to rent and hearth.
“Also, in the middle of exercising its powers of oversight and investigation, the legislature usually has trigger to ask govt officers.
“Unfortunately, Nigerians have continued to watch with utter dismay how some govt officers not solely disdain legislative resolutions, but in addition shun legislative invites.
“There is but a rising harmful twist. People now rush to the courts to file processes with a view to evade legislative summons.
“Some also go as far as seeking an order of court restraining the legislature from making laws or investigating a matter before it.”
In addition, he mentioned: “I can not think about a scenario the place the legislature passes a decision that the courts shouldn't sit or discharge their constitutional capabilities. This is a recipe for anarchy.
“It nonetheless baffles Nigerians and the world that the hoodlums beat all the safety presence on the National Assembly and the neighborhood of the Three Arms Zone, disappeared with Senate’s mace, and nothing has been heard about them. We are shifting on as if nothing occurred.