A former Senate President of Nigeria, Ken Nnamani has cautioned the All Peoples Congress not to attempt to enforce party supremacy in the senate.
Former Sen. President, Ken Nnamani
Following the crisis in the national legislative house, a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani has said that the All Progressive Party cannot enforce party supremacy on the floor of the senate.
The Enugu-born politician stated this at the public presentation of the book: "Nigeria’s Fourth Republic National Assembly: Politics, Challenges and Media Perspectives”, written by Dr. Austin Uganwa.
Nnamani said that the crisis happening in the National Assembly is a result of the APC members misunderstanding of party supremacy. He stressed that legislators represent the country once elected and not their individual parties.
According to the Sunnews, Senator Nnamani also noted that it was wrong for the APC to have scheduled a meeting at the same time when the Senate was to convene.
“When we talk about independence of the legislature, it also delves into what happened on June 9. That day, a group of people handling government decided to hold a meeting but, one would have expected that they should be the one to take the floor since we are practising a bicameral legislature, but they did not.
“They gathered at the International Conference Centre (ICC), which is so far away from the vicinity of the National Assembly. At least, they should have been the ones to be there first, to make sure they lead their people inside. But they did not do that, and now they are paying the price for that.”
The former Senate President added: “Now, today, we are grappling with the issue of party supremacy. Party is ephemeral and the legislature should stand for democratic governance for Nigerians.”