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Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has called on unsatisfied Nigerians to \u201cchange the set of lawmakers\u201d in the ninth assembly by voting them out in the 2023 general elections.<\/p>\n

He made this call on Friday while speaking at a retreat for top management staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission in Abuja.<\/p>\n

His reaction comes on the heels of criticism from individuals and civic groups of Nigerian leaders including lawmakers.<\/p>\n

It also comes about a month after Nigerians took to the street to demand an end to police brutality in particular and bad governance in general.<\/p>\n

Mr Lawan, in his address, faulted Nigerians who demand for the details of the implementation of the National Assembly\u2019s budget rather than the work the lawmakers do.<\/p>\n

Rather than calling for the scrapping of the Senate or National Assembly and debating the jumbo pay of lawmakers, he said Nigerians should ask for what they think they (lawmakers) should be doing better.<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you understand the implications of if we close the senate? Not because I am in the senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe senate is a leveller because in the house of representatives, population is major \u2013 that is why some states will have five, six members and others have up to 20. So, if you say \u201cclose the senate\u201d, there will be a day when people will cry foul.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in the senate, what Kano produces is what Bayelsa will produce. Three senators in Kano and three senators in Bayelsa, so that stabilises the system. In a budget of N13 trillion the national assembly will get about N125 billion to N128 billion, what percentage is that? So where is the remaining 99 per cent.\u201d<\/p>\n

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