The United Kingdom chapter of Nigerians in the Diaspora Monitoring Group in an electronic message to daily post in Abuja, has stated that it was a global trend, especially under a democratic system for lawmakers to protect their country’s economy rather than padding budget to serve their personal interest.
The group noted that it was unfortunate that leadership of the country’s lower chamber was engaged in accusations and counter accusations of budget padding, stressing that the economy needs strong policy that will attract foreign investments now that corruption index is going down.
“As Nigerians in Diaspora, we like to state unequivocally that former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibrin’s media war with the speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara would rubbish the integrity of the entire Institution, ” the statement said.
It said, ”if Dogara sacked the former chairman of House Committee on Appropriations, for any unwholesome practices, it may be in consonance with the anti corruption war of the current administration, hence, it was something personal to the extent of dragging the institution into the mud.”
They further cautioned on the implication of instability in the House of Representatives, while calling on members to guard against taking steps that will give Nigeria a bad name abroad.
The statement further urged NASS to use the opportunity of the proposed constitutional amendment to make sure the process of recalling non performing lawmakers was made simple majority so as to make lawmakers accountable to their constituents.
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