Segun Awofadeji
28 June 2008
Gombe — President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has been urged to go ahead with his proposal to withdraw the $5 billion from the excess crude account for the state of emergency to be declared in the energy sector.
Chairman, Board of Trustees of the All Nigeria People's Party (ANPP), Alhaji Gambo Magaji, who gave the advice during an interview with newsmen in Gombe, said "there is no Nigerian that will not support Yar'Adua at least to ensure electricity is restored in the country and reduce their sufferings".
He said "Nigerians are ready to support any programme or policies or initiatives that will help assuage their present state of poverty and sufferings".
He urged the National Assembly to support the Executive arm of government in addressing some of the grey areas, which have been affecting the development of the nation.
On why the National Assembly has not been forthcoming in some of the issues affecting the masses, the ANPP stalwart said, "that is their own level of politicking, the national assembly and the executive all want to be relevant and the truth of the matter is that in the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, there is nothing called the Excess Crude Account. So it is better for the national assembly to sit down with the executive to sort out their issues and legalise them".
According to him, "for any body to honestly sit down and create ego issues, I think is not fair to Nigerians. Nigerians are suffering, if there is money and we know the money will improve the living standard of Nigerians, let it be done".
He said" the National Assembly should not create problems for themselves because if I were President Yar'Adua, I will go to the people's court and we will see who will win, because there is no Nigerian that will not support President Yar'Adua at least to ensure electricity is restored in this country", pointing out that the sooner that is done, the better and more beneficial to Nigerians.
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