'Unicameral Legislature will breed underrepresentation’…Lawan

THE President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, lending his voice to the debate of running an overbloated legislature, has backed the bicameral style of legislature, rejecting the call for a unicameral legislature for Nigeria.

Sen. Lawan stated on Monday at the third convocation of the Nigerian Institute of Legislative and Development Studies (NILDS), that Nigeria’s diversity is the basis for bicameral legislature.
He explained that with a single parliamentary house, the ethnic minorities in the country will be underrepresented in parliament.

According to Lawan, “Nigeria has consciously adopted to have a bicameral National Assembly. It is because of who and what we are.

“The diversity of Nigeria and ethnic composition of the country requires that we have a system that provides Justice, Equity and Fair play.

“It is a conscious decision and design to ensure that everybody is represented in the country. We need bi-cameral legislature in Nigeria.”
Meanwhile, he also disclosed that the ongoing consideration of the 2020 budget, slated target of October 29 as the last date for budget defence remains sacrosanct.
Mr Lawan revealed that between October 30 and November 5, all the Senate committees would defend their budget before the Appropriation Committees of both the Senate and the House.
He also reiterated that the National Assembly’s commitment to presenting the budget before both houses on November 28 and pass it before the end of December.

By Obinna Nwaoku.

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