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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Abba Moro (PDP Benue South) has pleaded with Nigerians to always avoid confrontations on government programs and policies, in order to make democracy flourish.<\/p>\n

The lawmaker insisted that democratic governance can only be meaningful through constructive collaboration with leaders in position of authority and not the other way round.<\/p>\n

Moro made the clarification to justify his \u2018not rocking thy boat\u2019 style of leadership as the minority leader in the current National Assembly.<\/p>\n

\u201cMinority Leadership to me , is not for confrontation but constructive collaboration with those in the ruling party for good governance for Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to sincerely say that you have made some proper observations in the course of time, because as a person, I believe in collaboration. I believe that compromise is a very veritable instrument in leadership advancement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that what we call opposition is ordinarily intended to persuade people to act in a manner that otherwise they may not necessarily act.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes , I was elected into the Senate on the platform of PDP, but as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I need to work with other Nigerians to advance the cause of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd that is why I think that it is better for me to relate with people amicably, persuasively, to be able to advance the cause of governance instead of unnecessary or avoidable confrontations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Moro added that he reminded one of the senators in the minority camp who wanted him to be combative on the floor of the Senate, that such combativeness didn\u2019t achieve anything in the 8th and 9th Senate, particularly on moves made to impeach the then President.<\/p>\n

\u201cI recall that in the 9th Senate and the 8th Senate, there were motions that were moved, points of order that were raised to identify issues of concern for Nigerians and to the extreme of asking for the impeachment of the president.<\/p>\n

\u201cWas the President impeached? The answer was no. And so, if you do not think that certain things are possible within the dynamics of governance and legislative activities then you don\u2019t raise it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a realist who believes in doing things that are real and achievable and also advance the cause of good governance,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

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