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...For a better society... Friday, October 15 2004 Vol 17 No.30 News Editorial Politics Opinion Foreign News Fashion Metro Sports Features Columnists View from America Business Money/Market Maritime Aviation Motoring Rail/Road Nigerian legislature, most independent in Africa � Masari HOUSE of Representatives Speaker, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari has examined the place of the country�s legislature and said it is the most independent in Africa. The Speaker who stated this in Calabar, Cross River State at a joint session of the state�s House of Assembly and members of the House of Representatives on nationwide tour said Nigeria�s legislature has always been free and fair in carrying out its oversight functions. Specifically, he said the independence of the nation�s legislative arm cannot be compared to that of other countries on the continent, remarking that they are not only "toothless but spineless". "Our parliament is more independent than all the African parliaments. In some countries that we visited, their parliaments do not even have teeth, not to talk of biting, but here our parliament does not only have teeth but can also bite." This, he, however, noted did not suggest that the nation�s legislature should not make efforts strengthen its independence by attaining financial autonomy like the judiciary. He added that it is only when this is achieved that the legislature can perform its constitutional functions without any fear of intimidation. The Speaker, who was accompanied on the visit by his deputy, Austin Oparah; House Leader Abdullahi Ningi; House Committee chairman on Information, and Public Affairs, Abike Dabiri, noted that the country�s legislature is the youngest of the three arms of government and urged the citizenry to exercise patience with it. According to him, the present leadership of the House, in order to speed up the process of attaining greater heights, has ensured the existence of an enabling environment to enhance capacity building. He said to fully appreciate the efforts of the legislature, the citizenry should desist from comparing the nation�s democracy with the developed ones overseas. � 2004 @ Champion Newspapers Limited (All Right Reserved). Powered By dnetsystems.net dnet�

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