The Senator representing Ekiti South Senatorial District within the tenth Nationwide Meeting and the Senate Spokesman, Yemi Adaramodu, has firmly stood in opposition to the rising requires Nigeria to undertake a part-time parliamentary system, asserting that such a transfer would undermine the nation’s democracy.
Adaramodu, who spoke on Channels Tv on Friday, argued that any try to transition the Nationwide Meeting to a part-time legislature could be equal to placing Nigeria’s democracy on “Half-time.”
The lawmaker emphasised that among the many three arms of presidency—govt, judiciary, and legislature—the legislature stays probably the most accessible to unusual Nigerians.
“If the parliament is part-time, then it means democracy is on part-time,” he stated. “There is no such thing as a democracy that derides its parliament and thrives.”
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Nevertheless, Adaramodu maintained that no degree of cost-cutting ought to have an effect on the statutory allocations to lawmakers, warning that such measures might erode democratic features.
“Lawmakers aren’t simply law-makers; we carry out oversight features and function advocates for our constituents,” the senator defined.
“We go dwelling virtually each time. When our folks give beginning, they ask us for naming ceremony funds. After they construct homes, they arrive to us for assist. So, if the parliament was not there, who do you anticipate our constituents would run to?”
Addressing solutions that lawmakers might nonetheless be paid the identical in the event that they operated on a part-time foundation, Adaramodu questioned the rationale behind such proposals and reiterated that legislative duties prolong past sitting in chambers.
“If we’re on part-time, can’t the identical sum of money be paid to part-time legislators?” he requested rhetorically, underscoring the depth of legislative obligations.
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