misinterpreted.
According The Nation's report The Senior
Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate),
Senator Ita Enang, briefed State House correspondents on the relationship
between the two arms of government.
According to
him, the two arms are working together for the benefit of the people.
He explained
that what seems to be like tension between the legislature and the executive
was just the exercise of checks and balances needed to strengthen democracy.
He said, “I
am here to confirm to you that the relationship between the executive and the
legislature is very cordial, constitutional, and in all manners, usual
“The
relationship between the President and the Senate President is perfect and very
cordial, personal and official.
“You have
seen at many times the President of the Senate and even the Speaker of the
House of Representatives coming to have personal interactions and briefing the
President of the affairs of the legislature and other functions of the state.
“It appears
that because of some incidences on the screening of some nominees, people think
there are tensions. But let me assure you that there was no tension whatsoever.
“It is only
that the constitution requires that when the President makes a nomination to
the legislature, the legislature is to screen, consider and approve as thought
fit. If the legislature has reason to have reservations, there is always
consultation. It will make its opinion known to the executive by way of
appropriate communication.
“Even if it
appeared in the past that there were tensions, the actions of this week: the
consultations between the President and the leaders of the National Assembly
have doused all.
“The
intervention of the National Working Committee of the APC led by the National
chairman has again completely put the question of tension or discord at rest.
That too has further brought down what it appeared to be tension.
“In all the
issues that have arisen, no question is raised by the legislature against the
action of the President. It shows that in all manners, the President has not
done anything that will make the legislature to call him to question.”
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