Why We Are Running Away From Our People After Elections – Katsina Speaker - Politics
The Speaker of
Katsina State House
of Assembly, Aliyu
Sabiu Muduru, has
given reasons why some lawmakers
avoid their their constituencies,
saying that the decision of the lawmakers may not be unconnected
with how people make personal demands rather than collective
needs of the electorate.
Muduru made the
disclosure at a one day
interactive forum
tagged “Citizens Conservation and
National Interest”
organized by National
Orientation Agency
(NOA) in collaboration
with a German based
foundation, Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung,
held at Liyafa Palace
Hotel Katsina.
He urged the stakeholders to
enlighten the public on
the primary role of the
elected public officials
in order to overcome
one the challenges
facing the smooth
growth of democracy
and ensure that law
makers do not shy
from the electorate.
Reviewing the score
card of the house,
Muduru disclosed that
the state legislators
had passed no fewer
than 18 bills into law
and endorsed over 130
motions in their
efforts to render
quality service to the
electorate in the
current legislative year.
In his keynote address, second republic law maker, Senator Abba Ali, expressed worry that most members of the national and state
assemblies shun their
constituencies after
their election.
Citing greed and
ingratitude of some
lawmakers as the
actual reason many of
them shun their
electorate, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) urged them to always remember their social contract with their people.
“Many senators and
members of the
House of Representatives are
particularly found
guilty of this negative
attitude. Probably due
to greed and not
appreciating or realizing or conceding to the fact that it is the huge sum of money they collected
every now and then as
genuine and less than
genuine allowances
and constituency
projects that cause
the rush,” he said.
Earlier, the state director of NOA, Armaya’u Liti Rimaye,
noted that the programme was
designed to promote
transparency and
accountability in
governance as well as
create awareness
among stakeholders
on government
business.
He was also optimistic
that the forum would
promote democracy,
rule of law, unity and
dignity of labour while
creating a platform for
public education.
Source www.katsinapost.com/2016/12/05/why-we-are-running-away-from-our-people-after-elections-katsina-speaker/
Katsina State House
of Assembly, Aliyu
Sabiu Muduru, has
given reasons why some lawmakers
avoid their their constituencies,
saying that the decision of the lawmakers may not be unconnected
with how people make personal demands rather than collective
needs of the electorate.
Muduru made the
disclosure at a one day
interactive forum
tagged “Citizens Conservation and
National Interest”
organized by National
Orientation Agency
(NOA) in collaboration
with a German based
foundation, Konrad
Adenauer Stiftung,
held at Liyafa Palace
Hotel Katsina.
He urged the stakeholders to
enlighten the public on
the primary role of the
elected public officials
in order to overcome
one the challenges
facing the smooth
growth of democracy
and ensure that law
makers do not shy
from the electorate.
Reviewing the score
card of the house,
Muduru disclosed that
the state legislators
had passed no fewer
than 18 bills into law
and endorsed over 130
motions in their
efforts to render
quality service to the
electorate in the
current legislative year.
In his keynote address, second republic law maker, Senator Abba Ali, expressed worry that most members of the national and state
assemblies shun their
constituencies after
their election.
Citing greed and
ingratitude of some
lawmakers as the
actual reason many of
them shun their
electorate, the chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) urged them to always remember their social contract with their people.
“Many senators and
members of the
House of Representatives are
particularly found
guilty of this negative
attitude. Probably due
to greed and not
appreciating or realizing or conceding to the fact that it is the huge sum of money they collected
every now and then as
genuine and less than
genuine allowances
and constituency
projects that cause
the rush,” he said.
Earlier, the state director of NOA, Armaya’u Liti Rimaye,
noted that the programme was
designed to promote
transparency and
accountability in
governance as well as
create awareness
among stakeholders
on government
business.
He was also optimistic
that the forum would
promote democracy,
rule of law, unity and
dignity of labour while
creating a platform for
public education.
Source www.katsinapost.com/2016/12/05/why-we-are-running-away-from-our-people-after-elections-katsina-speaker/
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