Lifetime presidency needs NASS that cannot say no — Melaye

By John Alechenu, Abuja
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, has said Nigeria does not need another third-term controversy for a president to secure a lifetime presidency, arguing that all it takes is a National Assembly unable to assert its independence.
Melaye spoke at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, expressing concern over what he described as the legislature’s apparent inability to stand up to the executive.
He said Nigerians and others concerned about the country’s future should be worried about the National Assembly’s seeming reluctance to exercise its constitutional independence.
“A lifetime presidency does not require a president who stays forever. It requires a ...