Shehu Sani Offers Solution to Buhari, National Assembly rift

Senator Shehu Sani

The Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani has proposed solutions to the long-running feud between President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and members of the National Assembly.

In a recent statement titled, ‘Immediate recipe for peace between the Presidency and the Parliament’  Sani identified at least seven quick steps to be taken by the concerned arms of government.

The lawmaker advised the presidency, to cease attacks on members of the parliament in form of intimidation and use of state apparatus. He added that the presidency should prevail on its appointees to respect summons of the National Assembly.

“The Presidency must end the systematic demonisation of the leadership and members of the parliament;

“End the use of state apparatus to hunt, frame, intimidate and persecute legislators;

“End political trials, compel President’s appointees to honour and respect summons and accord the senate President and the Speaker House of Representatives their due respect,” he wrote.

On the part of the National Assembly, Sani called on the legislators to pace up passage of executive bills, confirm the president’s nominees and accord him more respect.

“The Parliament should confirm pending President’s nominees, liquidate the thought and proposals for impeachment, speed up the passage of executive bills and accord the President the respect he deserves as our Leader,” he said.

Sani concluded by enjoining the presidency to halt sponsorship of protests against the National Assembly.

“Last note; The Presidency should end the sponsorship of synthetic protests and the Parliament should ceasefire on the launching of verbal cruise missiles to the villa.”