My Senate second coming is for advocacy on statecraft, says Nnamani

, its presiding officer and what the Ninth Senate stands for in the legislative history of Nigeria. He spoke in Abuja about what he described as his second missionary journey after a spell of political wilderness. Assistant Editor, Onyedi Ojiabor, was there

I can say that on this second missionary journey, I am coming into it with greater and more urgent sense of awareness. In the past, a frosty relationship existed between the executive and legislature. Do you think this conflict can be avoided this time around? Sometimes, the Executive can even invite the opposition when they are putting together a bill. When they now agree, they will present it formally to the Legislature. This will decrease acrimony, time wastage and make things easier.

The 8th Senate could not pass the Southeast Development Commission Bill before its tenure elapsed. What are you going to do about it as a member of the 9th Senate? How can we justify this idea of Nigeria being Giant of Africa given the situation of things in the country? So basically, I am in the Senate primarily to participate in debates and advocacy of my own viewpoint and the viewpoint of my people on the Nigerian project.The Nigerian project is how these ethnic nationalities have gone through several tribulations such as the slave trade, colonialism, military dictatorship, debt-enslavement, HIV/AIDS, Ebola and so on.

Of course, I am also interested in the bread and butter politics and making sure that my people get their own share of the national cake. I mean their share in terms of infrastructure, such as roads in the Southeast where apparently the roads are in a state of abandonment. I am also intrigued by the rail system development.

When it’s going to favour you, you remember there is a Certificate of Return. When it’s not going to favour you, nobody talks about it. So, this is a new invention by the bourgeoisie and the dysfunctional elite that has absolutely no sense of altruism. They are only thinking of how to profit and gain advantage of the system.

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