SUSPENSE AND AIR OF UNCERTAINTY AS NASS RESUMES SITTING

The National Assembly is to resume plenary session today after its long vacation.

The earlier announced resumption date of September 25, 2018 was shifted to the October 9, 2018 due to primary elections of political parties across the country.

Clark of the National Assembly, Mohammed Sani-Omolori announced that plenary would commence at 10 o’clock Tuesday morning.

Meanwhile, some political watchers in Enugu metropolis want the legislators to prioritize the interest of the masses as it reconvenes today.

One of them, a political scientist, Professor Onyema Ocheocha, called for the passage of all outstanding bills.

Professor Onyema urged them to work together as a team irrespective of party affiliations.

An Enugu based lawyer, Mr. Nwabueze Ugwu, enjoined the lawmakers to go about their legislative duties according to the dictates of the constitution.

He warned against any act capable of disrupting the plenary.

“The legislature is the engine room of democracy, people’s the parliament. Any state that has no the legislature is a dictatorship. They have rules or procedure that regulates everything that they do; nobody from outside should interfere with how they carry out their duties,” Mr. Ugwu stated.

On the issue of alleged plans to impeach the President of the Senate, Mr. Ugwu explained that members could only do that through a two-third majority.

He advised members of both chambers to work towards consolidating the hard earned democracy in the country.

According to the legal practitioner, “the present democracy that we enjoy in this country is a concession that we wrestled from an unwilling military. That military is still standing by.”

Political analysts believe that issues awaiting the approval of the National Assembly, including INEC budget for the 2019 general election, have been delayed due to the long vacation.

 

NNEKA UGWUANYI

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