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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday
promised that his administration would continue to respect the principle
of separation of power as enshrined in the constitution.
Buhari also called the attention of the lawmakers to some bills pending before them.
Buhari spoke at a presidential dinner he
held in honour of National Assembly members at the Presidential Villa,
Abuja as part of activities marking his one year in office.
He urged them to give the bills
accelerated consideration and passage as they approached the completion
of one legislative year on June 9, 2016.
The bills, according to him, include
the Bills for Acts of Domestication of Agreements for avoidance of
double taxation between Nigeria and South Korea, Spain and Sweden
respectively; Federal Capital Territory Appropriation Bill 2016; Money
Laundering (Prevention and Prohibition) Bill 2016; Mutual Legal
Assistance in Criminal Matters Bill 2016; and the Statutory Budget of
the Niger Delta Development Commission 2016.
He added his administration had so far
restricted itself to the roles of the executive provided for in the
constitution and hence would not interfere in the activities of the
legislature and judiciary.
The President said, “I hereby restate
the commitment of this administration to observe the principles of
separation of powers which defines and delineates the functions and
powers of each arm of government.
“Thus far, we in the executive have restricted ourselves to our constitutional roles.
“Therefore I, as the President, and we
as the Executive arm of government, will not interfere in the functions,
functioning and process of the Legislature nor the Judiciary.
“In the same vein, I urge other arms of
government to please appraise and ensure that each action it conceived
and taken is in strict accord with its constitutionally limited powers.”
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