Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio has implored the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, to stop further defection
of members of Peoples Democratic Party in the National Assembly to other
political parties.
Akpabio’s position was contained in a statement issued by the state
government after Tambuwal paid him a courtesy visit in Uyo on Monday.
It will be recalled that 37 members of the House of Representatives
elected on the platform of PDP had defected to the All Progressives Congress.
But Akpabio asked the Speaker to take steps to convince the defectors to
return to PDP.
“You must do everything humanly possible to avoid further defection of
PDP members in the National Assembly. Even those that have defected, we want to
implore you to do your best to convince them to come back because the umbrella
is not torn. The umbrella can accommodate them and can still cover them very
well.”
The governor lamented that the turnover rate in the legislative chambers
was discouraging, saying it does not allow for continuity.
He said, “The turnover in the National Assembly does not allow for
proper enactment of laws and it wipes out experience and this is of concern to
the governors. I recall in 2007 when we came in, only 17 members who were there
in 2003 made it back.
“We made strenuous efforts in 2011, but we ended up producing only 23
per cent and that is not good enough for our democracy. I am not saying people
should stay for 40 years in the National Assembly, but we need experienced
legislators so that the business of legislation would not have to be learnt in
every session.”
Tambuwal, had earlier commended the governor for his achievements,
saying that he was in Uyo to discuss issues of national interest.
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It is too late , it is done already. You better defect now or you will rust in EFCC net after 2015
ReplyDeleteNo need 2 cry over Spit milk Mr Governor,it is late hahaha
ReplyDeleteHe knows he is deceiving himself
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