Former Reps Member Fault PASAN Shutting Down Of State Assemblies Across The Country, Says Its A Call To Anarchy says
A two term House of representatives member representing Awe/ Doma/Keana federal constituency of Nasarawa State Hon Mohammed Ogoshi Onawo says that the issue of financial autonomy that led to the shutting down of the 36 state Houses of assembly by Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria ( PASAN) if not urgently addressed will bring serious problem and set back to the country.
Ogoshi Onawo, a former speaker of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly stated this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja on Thursday.
He said that financial independence of the legislature would go a long way in promoting good governance and would ensure effective service delivery by the legislators and staff.
” The legislature should be financially independent as they don’t need to go to the executive to plead for money for its operations.
” There should be proper separation of powers. What the executive don’t like is oversight by the legislature. They don’t want checks but for good governance. There should be proper separation of powers.
” Shutting down of the state Houses of Assembly is a call to anarchy and the best is for governors to succumb and embrace financial autonomy,” he said.
The former house of representatives member Onawo commended the members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly under the speakership of Rt. Hon Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi for promoting peace and development through its various resolutions and bills.
” Since Nasarawa State is at peace, it means they are doing well. You will find out that they members are not in loggerhead with their people and with the executive arm.
” I urge them to continue to do the right things at all times so that posterity will judge them rightly,” he added
He called for more unity and understanding between the lawmakers and the speaker as well as with the executive arm for the peace, progress and development of the state.
The former lawmaker urged the people of the state to live in peace, be their brother’s keepers and tolerate one another for the overall development of the state and the country at large.
