The Senior
Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Sen.
Ita Enang, on Saturday disclosed that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government
was the most transparent.
Enang stated
this when lawyers from Akwa Ibom under the auspices of Akwa Ibom Lawyers Forum,
visited him in Abuja.
“President
Buhari’s government is the most transparent in Nigeria and he has put in all he
can to serve the nation.
“The
president and all of us working with him are the servants of the people and we
are always ready to attend to concerns by Nigerians about the running of
government.
“Nigerians
should feel free to ask questions on what they do not understand rather than
assuming and forming wrong opinions about workings of government,” he said.
On
allegations that the Executive was attempting to muzzle the legislature, Enang
said that such allegations were unfounded.
“The
Executive is not muzzling the Legislature. It is only asking the legislature to
act within its constitutional powers and not get into executive realm,
otherwise the executive will continue to resist.
“We have
seen and read about three or four judgments in the last few weeks, saying the
legislature does not have the powers to exercise most of the powers it has been
exercising.
“For
instance, indicting someone or asking someone to answer to criminal charges
before them, are the things the executive keeps resisting because they are
contrary to the law.
“These are
the actions that some people misinterpret to mean that the executive is either
not cooperating or it is muzzling the legislature.
“The
executive is only asking the legislature to act within its powers and allow the
judiciary to be the judge between them,” he explained.
On Buhari’s
ambition to run for a second term in office, Enang said the President’s good
records were speaking for him.
According to
him, Buhari’s record of achievement, integrity and love for country are bare
for Nigerians to assess and do the needful in 2019.
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