The Senate has declared that Nigerians alone will determine whether or not to maintain the parliamentary form of governance that is being supported in various areas.
There are perhaps sixty members of the House of Representatives who support Nigeria’s return to a parliamentary form of government. In the first Republic, Nigeria operated under a parliamentary style of government from 1960 to 1966.
Despite the military intrusions, Nigeria has continued to operate under the presidential system of government since that time.
The Senate would not just adopt a resolution that differs with the views of the majority of Nigerians, Senate Spokesman Yemi Adaramodu told reporters in Abuja.
“Like I said, the language of the senate is the language of Nigeria because we are a vital part of the body.”
So we will speak the same language when that comes to us,” Adaramodu said of the yearnings for a return to the parliamentary system of government.
“We look at the body language of Nigerians and then because we represent them, because we are part of the body that we speak the language.
“Either in the senate or in the House of Representatives, it will be informed of motions to be subjected to the crucibles of legislation,” he added.
