• Latest
  • Trending
Edo Poll: Senate Minority Caucus Says Obaseki’s Victory Signals End of Godfatherism

Nigeria Considering Restructuring, Senate Tells Soyinka

January 29, 2021
Chad President Deby Cleared to Run For Sixth Term

Chad President Deby Cleared to Run For Sixth Term

March 4, 2021

Nigeria Government’s Insensitivity Worsening Security, Former Governor Fayose Says

March 4, 2021

Global Business Report

March 4, 2021

The Morning Show

March 4, 2021
South Sudan Suspends Airline After Plane Crash

South Sudan Suspends Airline After Plane Crash

March 4, 2021
ARISE.TV HEADLINES 04-03-21

ARISE.TV HEADLINES 04-03-21

March 4, 2021
SpaceX Starship Rocket Prototype Explodes After Landing

SpaceX Starship Rocket Prototype Explodes After Landing

March 4, 2021
Nigeria Has Facilities to Store Pfizer Vaccine, National Health Agency Affirms 

Nigeria Governors Meet Thursday Over Distribution of Covid Vaccines

March 4, 2021
Myanmar Sees Deadliest Day as 38 Protesters Killed on Wednesday

Myanmar Sees Deadliest Day as 38 Protesters Killed on Wednesday

March 4, 2021
Meghan Accuses Buckingham Palace of ‘Perpetuating Falsehoods’

Meghan Accuses Buckingham Palace of ‘Perpetuating Falsehoods’

March 4, 2021
US Police Warn of Plot to Breach Capitol, House Scraps Thursday Session

US Police Warn of Plot to Breach Capitol, House Scraps Thursday Session

March 4, 2021
Buhari ‘Disgusted’ By CNN, BBC Coverage of #EndSARS Protests

Buhari Orders Security Agents to Shoot Illegal Weapons’ Bearers, Spokesman Says Private Jets Arming Bandits

March 4, 2021
Stallion Nigeria, Interswitch, Flour Mills among Companies Investigated by CBN over FX Infractions

Nigeria: Central Bank Facilitates Release of 50,000Mt of Maize

March 4, 2021
Nigeria’s Central Bank Boss Urges Return to Diversified Economy

Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor Rules Out Foreign Investors’ Exclusion from Open Market Auctions

March 4, 2021
DELTA STATE GOVERNOR OKOWA COMMISSIONS NEW PROJECTS

DELTA STATE GOVERNOR OKOWA COMMISSIONS NEW PROJECTS

March 4, 2021
Iheanacho’s Double Seal Victory for Leicester City in Europa League

Nigerian Striker Kelechi Iheanacho’s Stunner Earns Leicester Draw at Burnley

March 4, 2021
Crystal Palace 0-0 Man United: Eagles Hold Out For a Point in Forgettable Draw

Crystal Palace 0-0 Man United: Eagles Hold Out For a Point in Forgettable Draw

March 4, 2021
Nigeria: Northern Forum Asks Buhari to Extend Flight Ban to Benue, Taraba, Borno States

Nigeria: Northern Forum Asks Buhari to Extend Flight Ban to Benue, Taraba, Borno States

March 3, 2021
#EndSARS Protests: Makinde Bemoans System Which Makes Nigerian Governors Powerless over Police

Nigeria: Governor Makinde Says No Free Land For Ranching in Oyo State

March 3, 2021
BREAKING: One Dead, Two Fatally Wounded as Zamfara Schoolgirls Reunion Turns Bloody

BREAKING: One Dead, Two Fatally Wounded as Zamfara Schoolgirls Reunion Turns Bloody

March 3, 2021

ARISE NEWSDAY

March 3, 2021
Nuns, Priests in Tanzania Dying ‘With Covid Symptoms’

Earthquake Shakes Central Greece, Felt in Balkans

March 3, 2021
Preliminary Research Detects ‘Unique’ Covid-19 Variant in Kenya

Nuns, Priests in Tanzania Dying ‘With Covid Symptoms’

March 3, 2021
IOC Aims to Vaccinate as Many Tokyo Olympic Participants as Possible

IOC Aims to Vaccinate as Many Tokyo Olympic Participants as Possible

March 3, 2021
Kenya Receives One Million Vaccine Doses Via COVAX Initiative

Kenya Receives One Million Vaccine Doses Via COVAX Initiative

March 3, 2021

Vaccines Are Optional, No Nigerian Will Be Mandated to Take One, Says Deputy Health Minister Mamora

March 3, 2021

Global Business Report

March 3, 2021
Myanmar Coup Opponents Gather for Big Protest to Counter Military Claims

Myanmar Suppression ‘Like Tiananmen Square’ as Police Shoot Protesters, Killing at Least 9

March 3, 2021

No Big Deal in Super Eagles Travelling to Benin Republic by Boat, Nigeria Football President Pinnick Says

March 3, 2021
How Dangote Sugar’s 2020 Revenue Jumped 33% To $522m In a Pandemic Year

How Dangote Sugar’s 2020 Revenue Jumped 33% To $522m In a Pandemic Year

March 3, 2021
en English
ar Arabiczh-CN Chinese (Simplified)nl Dutchen Englishfr Frenchde Germanit Italianpt Portugueseru Russianes Spanish
No Result
View All Result
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Arise News
  • HOME
  • Breaking
  • Global
  • Regional
  • BUSINESS
  • Politics
    • US ELECTION
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • TECH
  • Health
  • VIDEOS
  • Covid-19 Updates
Arise News
  • HOME
  • Breaking
  • Global
  • Regional
  • BUSINESS
  • Politics
    • US ELECTION
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • TECH
  • Health
  • VIDEOS
  • Covid-19 Updates
No Result
View All Result
Arise News
No Result
View All Result
Home Regional

Nigeria Considering Restructuring, Senate Tells Soyinka

January 29, 2021
Reading Time: 4min
0 0
0
Edo Poll: Senate Minority Caucus Says Obaseki’s Victory Signals End of Godfatherism
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Nigerian Senate Thursday took on the Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, over his allegation that the lawmakers are ignoring the clamour for restructuring the country, saying that the controversial issue is one of the issues to be considered in the review of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) by the National Assembly this year.

Soyinka, while featuring on a live TV programme on Wednesday, had accused the federal lawmakers of abandoning the clamour for restructuring and struggling for various committees where “goodies are shared.”

He urged the National Assembly to listen to the calls for the restructuring of Nigeria and take steps to make the demand a reality.

He said the National Assembly has the powers and moral authority to respond to the calls if the presidency is not doing so.

“Very often, they are struggling for those various committees where I think all the goodies are shared. So, they are compromised. But when I speak about this, I’m not speaking about the entirety. But unfortunately, there are those who are purely for their own interest and who make compromises with the executive simply because they want to fulfil their own personal interest.

“If the presidency is not responding, then the National Assembly has the powers and the moral authority to respond to the desire of the populace,” Soyinka had said.

But the House of Representatives on Wednesday faulted Soyinka’s position, describing it as inaccurate.

It stated that the National Assembly had in recent past sided with the people on several issues of national importance.

Also responding to Soyinka’s accusation, Senate spokesman, Senator Ajibola Basiru, yesterday described as unfortunate the submission of the laureate.

Basiru told THISDAY that at no time did the National Assembly fail in its responsibility to do what is right as representatives of the people.

He stated that the legislature is in the process of amending the constitution, as part of efforts to meet the yearnings of the people.

He said: “The ninth National Assembly has commenced the process of amending the constitution by setting up constitution review committees in the two chambers last year.

“The committees had since swung into action by asking the populace, including corporate bodies and organisations, to submit memoranda for consideration in areas like state police and restructuring and the response was commendable.”

Basiru added that though the deadline for the submission of memoranda had since closed “but we can create a window for the Nobel laureate to submit his memo on restructuring for consideration by the National Assembly.”

He, however, explained that much as Soyinka was entitled to his opinion on restructuring, there are other individuals and groups who have different interpretations of restructuring and have submitted memoranda to the committees.

He said Soyinka was ill-informed about how the parliament functions, especially in the area of constitutional amendment.

He said: “With all due respect, Soyinka’s comments showed that he is not well informed about the workings of the National Assembly. Sub-committees had been set up by the main committees to look into the issue of restructuring as contained in the report of the el-Rufai committee set up by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and another committee to look at the constitution amendments carried out by past National Assembly. All these reports will be collated and there will also be zonal and state public hearings for the input of the people this year before we can now talk about the changes to be effected in the constitution.”

According to him, the legislature will never abdicate its responsibility to the executive, adding that it is incorrect to say that “we are now the appendage of the presidency.”

He challenged Soyinka to name members of the National Assembly bought over by the executive

“Soyinka should be prepared to name and shame the federal legislators that have compromised; very unfortunate that this was coming from him. But all I know is that we have not abdicated our responsibility and we will continue to carry out our constitutional roles, including oversight of the executive,” he said.

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Privacy & Policy
  • Contact

© 2020 Arise News - Part of the Arise Media Group.

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • Breaking
  • Global
  • Regional
  • BUSINESS
  • Politics
    • US ELECTION
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • TECH
  • Health
  • VIDEOS
  • Covid-19 Updates

© 2020 Arise News - Part of the Arise Media Group.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist