Dantata endorses parliamentary system of govt

Kano-based business mogul Aminu Dantata has expressed support for the move by some members of the National Assembly (NASS) to adopt the Parliamentary System of government in Nigeria.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Dantata is a former parliamentarian in the First Republic.

Speaking in Kano while receiving the delegation of 60 members of the House of Representatives seeking for the return to the Parliamentary System of government, Dantata described the move as the best thing to happen to the country.

He said that Nigeria would be great again if the system was adopted while noting that the current Presidential System practised in the country was unmanageable and costly, hence the need for change.

Dantata said Nigeria had suffered enough in the Presidential System and nothing seemed to be working, prompting the urgent need to adopt the parliamentary seriously.

“Things are not working; the country is stagnant and the citizens are not enjoying anything out of it, so there should be a serious move to adopt the Parliamentary System so that Nigeria would be great.”

Dantata cautioned the legislators seeking for the adoption of the System to be wary of personal interests because doing contrary would kill the spirit of the mission and render it rejected.

The leader of the delegation, Rep. Kingsley Chinda (PDP-Rivers) noted that the system being operated now was costly and cumbersome, making it difficult to operate.

He said the Parliamentary System allowed true system of democracy to fully come to fruition and also gave the grassroots people the opportunity to come on board in governance.

He said, “Even the prime minister will be choosing from the National Assembly and other governors and any attempt for them to go astray will be tackled easily by the members.”

Chinda urged Nigerians and the media particularly, to support the course because Nigerians would be the greatest beneficiaries at the end.

He said the nation could not continue to be robbed of its wealth under the guise of presidential government.

Recall that on Wednesday, a group of 60 federal lawmakers proposed an amendment to the 1999 constitution for a departure from the presidential system of government to the parliamentary system of government.

The federal lawmakers on Thursday met with the Kano-based businessman to seek his support.

Dantata, who rarely speaks on political issues in the country, shared his thoughts on the proposal by the lawmakers. He said the parliamentary system of government is the way forward.

The Minority Leader of the House led the team is confident that the parliamentary system of government would bring an end to Nigeria’s challenges.

Parliamentary system of government is a democratic form of government in which the party (or a coalition of parties) with the greatest representation in the parliament (legislature) forms the government, its leader becoming prime minister or chancellor.