El-Rufai Accuses NASS of Opposing Anti-Corruption War
The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai and Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Friday, disagreed with the
National Assembly budget, which the governor says lacks transparency.
The governor also expressed doubt over the support or otherwise of the
current National Assembly, particularly the Senate, in the fight
against corruption by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
Mr Dogara on the other hand, challenged state governors in Nigeria to
champion the call for transparency in budgeting by publishing their
annual salaries, security votes, as well as explaining how they use
local government allocations.
Both men made this known while speaking at a five-day retreat organised
for top management officials of the National Assembly, in Kaduna State.
The retreat, theme: ‘Repositioning the National Assembly for effective
service delivery’, brought together stakeholders who underscored the
need to make bureaucracy more competitive and innovative in order to
achieve the objective of good governance.
In response, Senate President Dr. Bukola Saraki, who was represented by
the Senate leader, Senator Ahmed Lawan, stressed the need for the
Legislature and Executive to work together to deliver on promises made
to the citizens.
He however added that the National Assembly has been in the fore front
in the fight against corruption at all levels of governance contrary to
whatever the Kaduna state governor believes.
As the nation awaits the passage of the 2017 budget, the Kaduna State
Governor nonetheless, stressed the need for public office holders to be
independently bureaucratic in order to revitalise public services which
is an essential tool in promoting and protecting government policies.- The Authority
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