BUT again as I said, Malam El-Rufai knows this as well as the fact that when he says there is no ‘social justice’ in the large amounts spent on our legislators, he forgot to add that while there is little the President can do by law to curb this, seeing as there is separation of powers in our constitution, President Jonathan nevertheless used his influence to get the National Assembly to reduce its budget by 30 per cent this year before he agreed to append his signature to the budget.

THE Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has been commended for the recent approval of appointments of no fewer than 100 casual workers of the Delta Broadcasting Service Asaba and that of Warri Rainbow Stations.

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State yesterday said regional integration devoid of politics would accelerate economic development of the South West part of the country. Dr Mimiko spoke while addressing visiting representatives of Obas-in-Council from Lagos State during a courtesy call on him in his office.

-NATIONAL President of the Niger Delta Youth Movement, NDYM, Mr Godspower Odenema, has raised the alarm over the purported move by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, to sell some of its oil wells in the Niger Delta region.

NIGERIA has since Independence been subjected to various forms of Government. We have tinkered with parliamentary, presidential and even a bit of diarchy under military President Ibrahim Babangida.