Nigeria is indeed due for revolution – Tambuwal

by Lucas TOGAN

Aminu-Tambuwal

 

At the 2013 Distinguished Management Lecture of the Nigerian Institute of Management (Chartered), the outspoken Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives – Aminu Tambuwal- dropped a bombshell saying that a revolution is due in Nigeria because of endemic corruption in the country, coupled with the general disaffection of the people  with the ruling elite. He added that the kind of conditions that must subsist in order for any talk of revolution to be taken seriously were widely evident.

Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal was invited as a guest speaker to the event themed ‘The role of the legislature on the economic, infrastructural and ethical revolution in Nigeria’. In a speech delivered by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, the speaker said, “The most compelling reasons for revolution throughout the ages were injustice, crushing poverty, marginalisation, rampant corruption, lawlessness, joblessness, and general disaffection with the ruling elite. You will agree with me that these describe conditions in our nation now, to a very large degree and over the years, successive governments made efforts to deal with this menace, but to no avail.”

“That these conditions exist is well known to all persons in authority but the results of these successive efforts have failed to yield the desired results. This therefore is the justification for the radical change from the present approach to a revolutionary one,” he stressed.

According to him,  the most critical role that the legislature plays is through the annual appropriation bill, as every year, pursuant to the Constitution, the executive submits its budget estimates for legislative scrutiny. The legislature ensured that the more critical needs of the people got priority attention, as efforts were made to ensure equitable distribution of projects.

He said, “The effort of the National Assembly to handle appropriation to meet the yearning and aspirations of the people has been met with serious resistance; yet it is something we must do.

“It is perhaps important to emphasise that if our economy is to be turned around, our annual budgets must prioritise programmes and projects that deliberately address issues of poverty alleviation, job creation and security of lives and property.

Comments (2)

  1. PDP speaker of all people calling for a revolution against…… The ruling party has just shot itself in the leg.

  2. Revolution 2favour the northerners or Nigeria as an entity? If the speaker is truly having the country at heart, then he should first resign his seat as well cut down the allowances being wasted on law makers and a serious step be taking on those who have looted public fund.
    We are tired of hypocrites, selfish aims and a must rule agenda of the northerners calling for revelution now that they are not ruling the country. Revelution start with self!

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