Akeredolu recants, says he didn’t advocate for scrapping of Nigeria Senate

Governor of Ondo State, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has described as interpretative error his position in respect of the ongoing Constitution Review exercise undertaken by the National Assembly.

In a statement by Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Donald Ojogo explained that the governor’s advocacy for unicameral legislature as opposed to bicameral legislature being practised was to cut cost.

The unicameral legislature which governor Akeredolu has approached the Constitutional Review is having one chamber against the upper and lower Chambers currently in place.

The statement said: “Of truth, Governor Akeredolu, who was represented by his deputy, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa at the session which held at the Dome in Akure on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 canvassed strongly, for cut in the cost of governance. He had, like many other well-meaning Nigerians, consequently identified Nigeria’s Bicameral Legislature and its full-time status as plausibly reducible weights to cut cost.

“Succinctly, Governor Akeredolu’s view, which is the official position of the Ondo State Government is that, adoption of the Unicameral Legislature, and making it part-time would not only cut cost of governance, but has the potentials of enhanced performance and altruistic services to Nigerians.

“Therefore, ascribing or misinterpreting this proposal to isolatedly, depict a call for the scraping of the Nigerian Senate is erroneous. The call for a part-time Unicameral Federal Parliament remains and shall be pursued with all vigour.”