– A group of lawmakers in the assembly has opened up on the crisis
– The group is known as ‘G6 Lawmakers Forum of Nasarawa state’
The reason for the recent fight that erupted at the Nasarawa state House of Assembly has been made known.
The fracas occurred when six lawmakers stood against the decision of the state governor, Umaru Al-Makura, to swear in 11 sole administrators without the approval of the lawmakers.
Al Makura
Governor Tanko Al-Makura
The six lawmakers, who have since been suspended indefinitely without salaries and allowances have stated their own side of the story.
In a press release sent to journalists and obtained by NAIJ.com, the group known as ‘G6 Lawmakers Forum of Nasarawa state’ accused Governor Al-Makura of denigrating the state legislature.
According to the group, the governor swore in the administrators without recourse to the state assembly as envisaged by the constitution so that the lawmakers and debate and proffer solutions on the issue.
”We condemned and still condemn this illegality and we call for a reversal of this ill advised decision.
”The governor, in flagrant abuse of the exalted office of chief executive of the state, usurped the powers of the legislature and arrogated same to himself by unilaterally adopting a principle of law strange to our laws which he termed ‘the doctrine of necessity’,” the group stated.
They accused the governor of ridiculing the doctrine of separation of powers between the executive and the legislature as encapsulated in the Nigerian constitution.
The press statement was signed by the six lawmakers; Abubakar Obere Kana, Makpa Malla, Musa Ali, Kassim Mohammed Kassim, Murtala Sodangi and Mohammed Udege Okpoku.
Efforts to reach the governor’s spokespersons at the time of this report for their reactions were not successful.
Meanwhile, the Nasarawa state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that it will mediate between the warring parties in the assembly.
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