National Assembly for its poor performance in its constitutional role as
a check and balance on the executive arm of government.
Timi Frank, known for his consistency in telling truth to government,
described the 9th Assembly as a ‘copy and paste’ body of legislators
that have sold off their authority and conscience for a pot of porridge.
The Bayelsa born activist said Nigerians will no-one surprised because
Senate President Ahmed Lawan once told the Nation that “anything request
President Buhari send to the National Assembly under him will be
approved.”
In a tweet from his verified Twitter handle, @RealTimiFrank on Saturday,
the political activist tweeted; “9th Assembly is Nigeria problem.
They’re ‘Copy & Paste’, they’re worst than rubber stamp. That’s why they
cannot say ‘No’ to all the loan requests from @MBuhari. Becos they’re
beneficiaries of the loans. They have 10% from all the loans. These
people are worst than COVID-19.”
He described the 8th Assembly, under the leadership of Senate President,
Dr. Bukola Saraki and Hon. Yakubu Dogara, Speaker of the House of
Representatives as one that had the genuine qualities of true democrats
with the interests of the people at heart who could confidently and
boldly ask questions of the Buhari administration.
“Now, Nigerians will see the true reasons why the Buhari administration
never liked the 8th Assembly.
“The 9th Assembly can best be described as “halleluyah boys” who will
approve every request of the General Buhari regime not minding if it is
anti people in as much as they are generously greased by the Presidency
“We have never seen the 9th Assembly deliberate any request for loan by
the general Buhari presidency and have immediately gone ahead to approve
every loan request without crosschecking to see if previous loans have
been properly utilized for the purposes it was meant for. What has been
the concern of the 9th Assembly and her leadership is their own gains.
“The legislators have turned themselves into Praise singers and copy and
paste bunch of every request from the Executive arm. No wonder Nigeria
is presently its present state.”
“The 9th Assembly and Buhari want to impoverish Nigerians with the loans
it has obtained with nothing to show in its almost six years in office.
The corruption mark, under this administration has shot up with the
Legislative arm, an active aparticipant”, Frank stated.
He therefore called on Nigerians to hold their representatives
accountable for their various roles they have all played by providing
legislative cover for the President and his government.
“Hold your representatives accountable for they are responsible for the
hunger and poverty Nigerians are currently witnessing”, Frank stated.
Comrade Timi Frank stressed that the 9th Assembly members are part and
parcel of the corrupt @GenBuhari led Government as it has always
approved anti peoples laws in support of Buhari because of their slavish
attitude.
“Saraki and Dogara were leaders who had the interests of Nigerians
unlike this bunch who are anti people and will approve any loan request
from Buhari without considering the implications to the country”, he
insisted.