Lawmakers Demand Urgent Session Over Ignored Democratic Issues

A Group of bi- partisan lawmakers in the House of Representatives under the  Save Democracy Group ( SDG)  has called upon the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas , to reconvene both chambers immediately for an emergency session.

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‎The emergency session, the lawmakers said must address the issue of under-implementation of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Appropriation Acts, the constitutional controversy surrounding the State Police, Constitutional Alteration Bill, Allegations of off Budget Expenditure.

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‎Other issues they want the Parliament to address as a matter of urgency included: non release of capital funds to security agencies, the deteriorating security situation and measures required to restore public confidence in the rule of law and democratic governance.

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‎The concerned lawmakers stated this in a statement issued on Friday, clarifying that they are neither an opposition platform nor an instrument of any political interest, rather they are Legislators increasingly alarmed by the direction of Nigeria's democracy, and growing tendency of public institutions, to subordinate the constitution.

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‎The lawmakers lamented that Nigeria's democracy is rapidly falling, adding that the silence in the face of repeated constitutional violations and institutional failures could no longer be endured.

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