A member of the House of
Representatives, Rep. Olajide Olatubosun (APC-Oyo) has said that the National
Assembly is faced with what he term “existential threat.”
Briefing newsmen in Abuja, Olatubosun,
who is aspiring to be Speaker of the 9th Assembly, said that he would fight
against imposition with the last drop of his blood.
The All Progressives Congress
(APC) has zoned the office of the Speaker to the South West and endorsed Rep.
Femi Gbajabiamila (APC-Lagos) for the office.
NAN reports that Olatubosun said
that section 50 sub-section 1b of the 1999 Constitution as amended says that
members shall elect from among themselves any member with legislative
experience to become speaker.
“I am a party man only to the
extent that the decisions of the party conform to the Constitution,” he said.
He said that the doctrine of
Separation of Power says that there are three arms of government with separate
functions and responsibilities.
The lawmaker explained that the
different arms of government should cooperate with one another without
compromising the principle of Checks and Balances.
“The Executive is not superior to
the legislature, no, unfortunately because of our long years of military rule,
the legislative arm has been bastadised so much.
“The legislature, which is the
National Assembly in our case, came into continuous flow since 1999; this
institution is faced with existential threat.
“Many people in government do not
think we should exist anyway; so it in our best interest and for future
generation for us to allow people to decides who leads us.
“The members of the House of
Representatives are mature, well travelled with the required exposures to
choose one of them to lead, so I will not support any form of imposition,” he
said.
The lawmaker said that he has
friends from across political parties and that the support he enjoys is devoid
of inducement.
He described the legislative arm as
the backbone of democracy adding that the institution needed to be ran with a
new approach.
According to Olatubosun, I shall
be a servant speaker if elected and shall serve members, support staff, the
media and all other stakeholders.
The legislator said if elected
speaker, he would prioritise the budgetary process as the present system is not
good enough.
He said that the process should
be more inclusive for it to achieve the desired aims and objectives.
Olatubosun also said that if
elected speaker, he would ensure that the Security Trust Fund Bill is passed
for better funding of security agencies.
Stressing the need for better
funding, he said that the security agents are doing a lot, sacrificing their
comfort and lives for citizens to walk freely.
He said that the issue of state
police would be given adequate consideration as its existence in other
countries has contributed to security of lives and properties.
He said that attention would be
given to fundamental Human Rights particularly for women, children, Internally
Displaced Persons (IDPs) and the poorest of the poor.
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