Buhari’s government most transparent —Enang

Senior Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, on Saturday said President MuhammaduBuhari’s government was the most transparent.

Enang stated this when lawyers from AkwaIbom State, under the auspices of AkwaIbom Lawyers Forum, visited him in Abuja.

He urged lawyers and Nigerians to feel free to approach government functionaries on activities of government they were not clear about, rather than forming wrong opinions about government’s intentions.

The president’s aide said that as an important part of the society with ability to shape public opinion, Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) should avoid the temptation of acting on unfounded information.

He advised NBA to always seek clarifications about government activities, saying the present administration was open to giving clarifications on its policies and activities.

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“President Buhari’s government is the most transparent in Nigeria and he has put in all he can to serve the nation.

“The president and all of us working with him are the servants of the people and we are always ready to attend to concerns by Nigerians about the running of government.

“Nigerians should feel free to ask questions on what they do not understand rather than assuming and forming wrong opinions about workings of government,” he said.

On allegations that the Executive was attempting to muzzle the Legislature, Enang said that such allegations were unfounded.

“The Executive is not muzzling the Legislature. It is only asking the legislature to act within its constitutional powers and not get into executive realm, otherwise the executive will continue to resist.”

“We have seen and read about three or four judgments in the last few weeks, saying the legislature does not have the powers to exercise most of the powers it has been exercising.”