The elder statesman said that as they set out to work, the lawmakers should note that Nigeria as a country was currently at a crossroads as the situation in the country calls for deep and sober reflection, as well as for a re-examination of our lives and ourselves as a people of this country.
In a letter yesterday to the senators and members of the House of Representatives which was made available to journalists in Abuja, the Leader of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) appealed to the 10th National Assembly to consider the inclusion of Section 81(6 and 7) of the 1960 Independence Constitution and 1963 Republican Constitution which was made by Nigerians.
According to him, the provisions will enable the Nigerian president to appoint capable, competent, men of integrity and capacity, and who are elected members of the National Assembly, as ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, who will be responsible to the people who elected them.
The leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) said that it is unfortunate and most regrettable that since 1979 and 1999, the appointment of a minister of the Federal government has not taken into consideration, the interest of the people, adding that the president normally appoints ministers from among their friends, relations, party faithful, or from recommendations from the governors and others.
Clark, a senator in the Second Republic, congratulated the new President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio; the Speaker, House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abass, the Deputy Senate President, Jibril Barau; the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu; Abdulaziz Yari, and others who contested.
