Speaking with State House correspondents at the end of the group’s meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the Chairman of APC Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha said the governors decided to look into the National Asembly crisis because of so many reasons. INFORMATION NIGERIA in this piece put together the 3 reasons they cited.
1. There is the alleged N40 billion padding of the budget by the House of Representatives leadership.
2. Senate President Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu, are also facing forgery trial.
3. Saraki is also facing trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT).
According to Rochas Okorochas, the the nation cannot develop without a strong and vibrant National Assembly.
In his words: “We are concerned about the happenings in the National Assembly and we’ll look into the matter, because we need a strong, vibrant National Assembly.”
He said all the aforementioned issue needs to be addressed as quick as possible so that the National Assembly can focus on their oversight function.
