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Atiku Presidency Won't Determine Senate Leaders
Nigeria's ADC says Atiku's presidency won't pick Senate president or Reps speaker.
In brief
Nigeria's ADC says Atiku's presidency won't pick Senate president or Reps speaker. Nigeria's African Democratic Congress insists lawmakers will independently elect Senate president and House of Representatives speaker under Atiku Abubakar's potential presidency. Originally reported by Allafrica.
ADC Campaign Stance
Dino Melaye, ADC Presidential Campaign Council Deputy Director-General, states Atiku Abubakar's presidency won't determine Senate president or House of Representatives speaker.
“To start with, an Atiku presidency will not determine who is going to be the Senate president, the president of the Senate, or the Speaker of the House of Representatives”
Democratic Principles
ADC will allow lawmakers to elect their leaders independently to promote legislative independence and strengthen National Assembly oversight.
“Atiku is a Democrat. ADC is a very democratic political party. So we are going to allow the people to elect their leaders”
Oversight Mechanisms
National Assembly committees will question government officials and monitor expenditure for accountability.
“The Committee on Establishment is responsible for questioning this type of spenders because they have direct oversight function over the State House”
Committees for Scrutiny
Committees on Establishment, Finance, and Budget and Planning will investigate government spending and ensure accountability.
“The committee on finance is there. The committee on budget and planning is there”
The one thing
Nigeria's African Democratic Congress insists lawmakers will independently elect Senate president and House of Representatives speaker under Atiku Abubakar's potential presidency.
