By Anthony Ogbonna
President of the Senate, Dr. ABubakar Bukola Saraki, has said that for Democracy to thrive, a country needs an effective legislature.
Saraki also said that for Nigeria to witness economic development, that the legislature has to be effective.
Saraki gave the statement in a speech delivered at the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS-Uniben, convocation ceremony for 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 academic sessions held today.
Saraki, who was the Chairman, NILDS governing council, said that the senate that he leads has “played a greater role in policy formulation and has engaged more robustly with the Executive at the various stages of policy formulation.”
Dr. Saraki said the senate beamed serious policy attention on the provision of basic healthcare to all Nigerians. He said that the Senate “has also amended the Universal Basic…
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