The House of Representatives has expressed dissatisfaction with what it described as discrimination against the Green Chamber.
This followed the conferment of national honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by Bola Tinubu.
During plenary on Wednesday, the House said it is unacceptable for Tinubu to confer the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on Godswill Akpabio, and Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), while reserving Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) for Abbas.
The House passed the resolution following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the Deputy Spokesperson of the House, Rep. Philip Agbese.
They said, “This discriminatory practice was once again evidenced during the recent conferment of National Honours on the leadership of the National Assembly by Tinubu.
“We note that the conferment of the title of Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on the President of the Senate and the conferment of the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Deputy President of the Senate perpetuates the inappropriate subordination of the Speaker to the President of the Senate.
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“The Chief Justice of Nigeria, who is lower in protocol ranking than the Speaker of the House of Representatives, was also awarded the title of GCON, further exemplifying this culture of discrimination against the leadership of the House.
However, they said the Constitution, in promoting a balanced and equal bicameral legislature, clearly provides that bills passed by one chamber must be concurred with by the other in the same form for them to become law, thus affirming the equal status of both chambers as essential components of the legislative process.
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