Forgery: Executive, legislature need to reconcile differences – Senator
The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, Babajide Omoworare, has said that the withdrawal of forgery case against principal officers of the Senate was needed for the country to progress.
He said this during an interaction with journalists in Osogbo, capital of Osun State.
Recall that the Federal Government recently withdrew a forgery case of the senate rule against Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and his Deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
This, Omoworare described as a sacrifice necessary to pave way for progress and development in the country.
He said, “I’m not happy with what is happening in the 8th Senate which has stalled the progress that we would have made. We would have made appreciable progress if there was no bickering in the Senate. And there is no way the executive arm could succeed when the Senate is in trouble.
“We have to get the politics right from onset but unfortunately, we didn’t get it right then but a lot of things are ongoing to ensure that we get things right. A lot of sacrifices also need to be done because the whole idea of politics is good governance.
“If we have any opportunity to reset things right, we should. This is to ensure that progress is achieved in the interest of the people, economy and Nigeria as a country.”
He explained that the arrest of justices was a move to fight corruption as promised by the All Progressive Congress (APC) when campaigning.
While urging the Federal Government to respect other organs of government, he asked the judiciary to purge itself.
“I don’t want to justify any action. One major plan of the current government is to fight corruption. Probably, the method may be looked at. If this method is not adopted, would there have been proofs? I think FG wouldn’t have taken such action if it has not got some proofs,” he added.
He, however, expressed doubt over the successful implementation of the 2016 budget, identifying paucity of fund as a hindrance.
According to him, there is a need for a critical assessment of the state of the country’s economy.
He said, “The economy has been a major challenge and we must accept that the APC-led government inherited a corruption laden society. For us to achieve anything, we need to look at our economy for a second time and develop our Small Scale Business.
“For budget to be effective, there must be revenue and insurgency has reduced the oil output leading to reduction in income. The challenge of infrastructure is also as a result of fund. The current budget cannot be fully implemented again.”
