The Senate Minority Chief, Abba Moro on Tuesday expressed dissatisfaction with the allegation by the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District and Chairman, Norther Senators Discussion board, Abdul Ningi that the management of the Senate Minority Caucus of the tenth Senate was imposed on the caucus and that the management shouldn’t be doing its job of opposition.
Senator Moro, whereas making his contribution on the ground of the Senate to a Movement moved by Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Solomon Adeola over Senator Ningi’s allegation of finances padding levelled towards the management of the Senate, mentioned he was disenchanted that Senator Ningi may make spurious and unsubstantiated allegations towards the senate. He mentioned the finances was a product of painstaking efforts of the Govt and the Nationwide Meeting, including that each lawmaker made a contribution to it at one stage or the opposite.
The Senate Minority Chief mentioned the senate was made up of mature minds, stating that members are anticipated to give up their private pursuits to the curiosity of the Senate and the establishment referred to as Nigeria. He averred that to do in any other case was definitely irresponsible. He mentioned as a member of the Northern Senators Discussion board, he felt offended that Senator Ningi used the platform to put an allegation that was false and deceptive.
On the declare that the management of the Minority Caucus was imposed on the caucus and never doing its work effectively, Senator Moro mentioned he was duly nominated and elected by all of the 41 members of the Minority Caucus. He suggested that folks shouldn’t pull down the roof as a result of they fail to get what they need at a time.
His phrases, “Whereas we aspire to get sure issues at sure factors, if we don’t get it let not heaven fall. I used to be duly nominated and duly elected and I’ve been doing my work right here. The allegation of me or the management of the minority caucus not doing its work of opposition is inaccurate.”
Studying the related sections of the Senate Guidelines, the Minority Chief mentioned he had been doing his work and had not failed in any approach. He mentioned as a Minority Chief, he wouldn’t simply stand and criticize insurance policies of the federal government for the sake of it.
“I can’t simply stand and criticize the insurance policies of the federal government for the sake of it simply because I’m the Minority Chief. All we wish for this nation is stability, development, progress and creating the best happiness for the best variety of Nigerian individuals. That, to my thoughts, shouldn’t be essentially achieved by confrontation and pointless criticism.
“I would like all of us to know that the federal authorities of Nigeria is the federal authorities of Nigeria, and never the APC Federal Authorities or PDP Federal Authorities.
“Within the spirit of the founding fathers of federalism, we should all work collectively for the good thing about all people, and that’s precisely what I’m going to do and precisely what the minority management of the tenth Senate goes to do,” he acknowledged.
