The business mogul Alhaji Aminu Dantata has commended 60 members of the House of Representatives for their motion tabled before the green chamber to return the country to a parliamentary system of government.
However, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Honourable Kingsley Chinda, disclosed that their aim in visiting Alhaji Dantata was to tap into his knowledge as a former member of the parliamentary system.
This was just as the renowned business tycoon, Alhaji Dantata, who was a former member of Parliament in the 6th, also stated that the parliamentary system was cheaper to run and would equally enhance cordial relationships as well as pave the way for rapid development.
He made this assertion on Thursday, while some members of the 60 House of Representatives who sponsored the motion on the country’s return to a parliamentary system.
‘Let me tell you that you will always have my support and sincere cooperation on any initiative to move the country to greater heights,’ Alhaji Dantata assured the lawmakers.
Alhaji Dantata, who commended the lawmakers for paying him a courtesy visit despite their busy schedules in Parliament, stressed the need for Nigerians to support them on this noble move.
According to him, ‘Nigerians and the country would gain a lot from the country returning to a parliament because the present presidential system is highly cumbersome to operate.’
Earlier, the Leader of the delegation and Minority Leader of the House, Hon. Kingsley Chinda, informed the elder statesman, Alhaji Dantata, that the Reps members who sponsored the Bill on Nigeria’s return to a parliamentary system remain committed, in addition to being sincere in carrying out the project to a logical conclusion.
He hinted that the return of Nigeria to a parliamentary system is in the best interest of Nigerians and the country at large.
According to him, ‘If the country goes back to a parliamentary system, which is cheaper, it would also pave the way for a huge amount of money spent on the presidential system to be diverted to other sectors that need financial obligations.’
‘The insecurity, food scarcity, and other negative problems bedevilling the country would get more attention and quick solutions would also ensue.
‘We cannot continue to operate a system that is consuming more revenue and causing untold economic hardship to the country and the teeming masses,’ Hon. Chinda added.
Hon. Chinda then commended the business mogul for giving them useful advice and input, adding that they will continue to draw from his wealth of experience.
He said, ‘We cannot thank you enough for your contribution to the issue, but we will continue to tap from your wealth of experience.’
‘We also solicit your support on the need to inform notable elders in the country why they need to give us the necessary cooperation and support on this crucial move we have taken,’ Hon. Chinda concluded.”
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