Kingibe blasts NASS over alleged failure to curb excesses

By lawrence Agbo
Senator Ireti Kingibe has criticised the National Assembly for what she described as its failure to effectively check the excesses of the executive arm of government, accusing lawmakers of acting more as partners of the presidency than as an independent institution charged with oversight.
The senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the Senate said the legislature has not adequately performed its constitutional responsibility of holding the executive accountable, arguing that many actions attributed to the presidency are enabled by lawmakers.
“I don’t think the Senate is performing its constitutional role effectively as a check on executive power,...