10th NASS: Ex-Reps Minority Whip Osagie Urges Members-elect On Service Delivery

Members of the incoming 10th National Assembly have been enjoined to be fully conscious of the fact that Nigerians would watch their performances in order to deliver a verdict in the next four years.

Dr. Samson Osagie, a former Minority Whip of the House of Representatives gave the admonition in his goodwill message at an event titled, ‘Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame’ held in Abuja on Sunday.

Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame was event organised by parliamentary-focussed online newspaper, OrderPaper, to honour and reward performing federal lawmakers based on the metric of data in terms of Bills sponsored and in character.

The ex-lawmaker, who described the event as “a novel and catalytic contribution towards improved service delivery by members of the National Assembly,” urged incoming Lawmakers to work hard so they too could be enlisted into the Hall of Fame.

He said: “I enjoin the incoming 10th Assembly to be fully conscious of and be swayed by the fact of this novel initiative and that Nigerians would watch their performances in order to deliver a verdict in four years’ time.”

Osagie noted that Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame would significantly contribute to legislative strengthening and promoting the independence and people-centred legislature.

He, therefore, urged organisers  of the programme to see that “this initiative is sustained for the enlightenment of citizens in the country about the role and undeniable impact of parliament, healthy competition among members of parliament to take the mandate of their constituents veryl seriously, especially in the core area of lawmaking and for the development of democracy in Nigeria.”