By SINL Reporter
The Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Arc. Amos Olatunde has urged lawmakers to legislate to protect the peasant people.
Specifically, the CNA admonished legislators to come out with legislation on internal security and against terrorism.
Olatunde bemoaned the gruesome murder of 43 rice farmers by Boko Haram terrorists at Zabarmari village in Borno state at the weekend.
The Clerk to the National Assembly spoke on Monday when he hosted the committee on Inter Parliamentary Relation of Oyo State House of Assembly in Abuja.
He said the Oyo State delegation was the second Assembly the office of the CNA received this year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “The last before the Oyo delegation was from Borno state”.
Acccording to Olatunde: “For inter Parliamentary to be built, we need this type of visit, for development of Oyo State and Nigeria, we need this kind of visit, it is historical”.
He urged them to ensure that the legislature is well funded. “In the making of budget make sure that the legislature is well funded”.
“We are the less funded, but the most shouted about, is the legislature, there is need to provide enough fund to make us function properly”.
He added that the delegation should forget party affiliation and build Oyo State and Nigeria.
“Put the interest of the people at heart as you move around the National Assembly.
“It gladdened my heart when we got notification of your working and learning visit, it is a means of developing our democracy” Olatunde added.
Earlier, leader of the delegation, Honourable Akinajo Olamide said they are on a working visit to the National Assembly, and expressed confident that the visit will enhance working relation between Oyo State House of Assembly and the National Assembly.
“On behalf of the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, I appreciate the reception despite the short notice” he said.
The highlight was the presentation of talking drum to the CNA, by the leader of the delegation.
