The House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Public Petitions, Hon Mike Etaba, has said the Supreme Court judgement, granting autonomy to local government is a win for democracy in Nigeria.
…say Nigeria do not need a parliamentary system of government
He said “For me, it’s a clapping hand for Mr. President. Because the local government is where the whole governance should be happening. When we talk about local government, that is where the whole hope of governance should be happening. I’m happy that even the governors, you know, are even part of what is happening today. Because no governor will tell me that he is not happy about this local government autonomy.
“Let Nigerians also know that, if you are from the south, the south also have people that are intelligent, that can deliver dividends to democracy to Nigerians. If you are from the north, they should know. If you are from the southeast, they should know. South, they should know. So, it’s not about six years. Six years is not enough for you to deliver, you know, the dividends that you expect to deliver. That is my take.
“It’s not about the cost. It’s about our human nature. Where once we put some indices right, all those costs will be behind us. There is, there are better ways we can reduce costs. It’s just the notion of governance that we have within our system. If you say, okay, you are reducing cost, there should be a way you can reduce cost. Parliamentary system will not come to solve the problem and it can’t fly.
“We should be proactive in our service delivery in this country. Why do I say so? There is no year we don’t have flooding in Kogi, Abuja road. And if you watch, each time there is flooding in that area, there is always fuel scarcity in this place. Most especially in Abuja. It affects Abuja and also the northern part of Nigeria. So that I don’t think is an issue. And this is an issue that has to do with logistics and that has to be solved.
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