Benjamin Kalu, an aspirant for the deputy speakership
position in the House of Representatives, says he is enduring sleepless nights
lobbying for support from members.
Kalu spoke on Thursday while fielding questions from
journalists after he and Tajudeen Abbas visited President Bola Tinubu at the
presidential villa.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) had nominated Abbas and
Kalu for the positions of speaker and deputy speaker of the House of
Representatives.
The 10th national assembly will be inaugurated on June 13
and election for senate president and deputy will take place on the same day.
A group of six aspirants had opposed Abbas and Kalu’s
nominations.
Kalu said he and Abbas have “not slept for days” and have
been traversing the country to seek support.
“This man (Abbas) has not slept for days. I have not slept.
We have been going around trying to make sure that, granted that the party has
given us the platform is not conceding that it is sufficient for us to go to
bed and sleep,” he said.
“We are lobbying these members and begging them (to) come
over to our direction and let’s make Nigeria a great nation. We are talking to
all the members and we are hoping that at the end of the day, we will get what
we are looking for.”
Kalu also said there will be “parliamentary sovereignty” if
he and Abbas are elected.
“Sovereignty that will ensure that the borders of the
mandate of the various arms of government will be respected,” he said.
The lawmaker said while the legislature will maintain its
independence, it will work with the executive to achieve a “national
objective”.
“We’re going to
ensure that though we are three arms of government, we understand that we are
one government. So the national objective of the executive, if it is what the
people want, will remain the national objective of the legislature,” Kalu said.
“We’re bringing on board the balancing of inequalities that
exists within our society. So Nigerians should rest assured that innovations,
transformations, and reforms are going to be introduced by us.
“This will not go without saying that the principles of checks
and balances and the doctrine of separation of powers will be duly observed.”
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