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BREAKING…Senate rejects devolution of powers, backs financial autonomy for LG, State Assemblies (Updated)
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Oise Oikelomen
July 26, 2017 at 11:58 am
No surprise there. Those bunch of overfed clowns usually find it hard to put the country’s interest before theirs. In any case, I even consider it hypocritical to talk about devolution of powers to state if there is no fiscal federalism.
Chinedu Tagbo
July 26, 2017 at 2:15 pm
It is better to manage one than thirty six different tyrants.
Anita Kingsley
July 26, 2017 at 3:49 pm
Any Nigerian who’s not happy with what the senate has done should march with the Biafrans and join hands with us to have a better country. Obviously Nigerian leaders don’t give a heck about their people, what they want is power and all its benefits
Animashaun Ayodeji
July 26, 2017 at 3:51 pm
Why is it that the senate tends to favour everything that has to do with the senators across all levels? they voted in favour of financial autonomy for State Houses of Assembly and they couldn’t vote in favour of devolution of powers to States. Nonentities
Abeni Adebisi
July 26, 2017 at 3:55 pm
Nigeria isn’t there yet, we can devolution of powers to States can never start until we put things right in Nigeria. Although the 48 against and 46 in favor figures looks like a planned work to make Nigerians believe the senate truly deliberated seriously on it
yanju omotodun
July 26, 2017 at 5:40 pm
This Senate is the worst in the history of Nigeria legislative era’s. So greedy, selfish and irrational. How can they passed financial autonomy to state house of Assemblies ? Are they in anyway doing projects or how? President Buhari or Osinbajo must not give nod to the bill and state governors should kick against it because it’s a means to strengthen corruption in the legislature. Saraki is a shame to this country.
seyi jelili
July 26, 2017 at 9:33 pm
That’s the Senate bequeathed to us in this dispensation and we have no option than to admit all their resolutions
JOHNSON PETER
July 26, 2017 at 7:49 pm
I see no sense in all the bills passed by the Senate, bunch of hypocrites. Come see Biafra Senate in years to come
seyi jelili
July 26, 2017 at 9:34 pm
Wishful thinking, continue building castle in the air