The Nigerian House of Representatives has rejected the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) honor bestowed by President Bola Tinubu on Speaker Tajudeen Abbas. The House insists that the office of the Speaker deserves a higher national honor, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), arguing that it surpasses the position of the Chief Justice of Nigeria.
The House of Representatives on Wednesday rejected the Commander of the Federal Republic, honour announced by President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Anniversary speech to be conferred on the Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abbas .
He expressed concerns that there is an ongoing and inappropriate culture of discrimination against the House of Representatives, often portrayed as inferior to the Senate, through language that consistently refers to the Senate as the “upper chamber” and the House of Representatives as a “lower chamber.” This terminology, he said, misrepresents the legal status of both chambers and diminishes the House’s standing.
“The Constitution, in promoting a balanced and equal bicameral legislature, clearly provides that bills passed by one chamber must be concurred with by the other in the same form for them to become law, thus affirming the equal status of both chambers as essential components of the legislative process.'He's wack, no talent,' Wizkid throws shade at Davido, sparks fresh feud
On his part, Babajimi Benson said that the move was an injustice to the institution of the House of Representatives, adding that though it has been going on for too long, it remains an institutional error. According to ….” I would like to speak to our colleagues to realise that the House of Representatives is the backbone of democracy. Three hundred and sixty members sit in these chambers, and there is one man that has been able to keep this House in check, and that position is no other than the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
“We are not making a policy because this is a bicameral legislature. It’s not about you, it’s about all of us, the 360.We are not speaking, we are not speaking as individuals, we are speaking in unison. The position of the 360 is about protecting Parliament that is equal with our great chamber in terms of the last law that was given by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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