Nigeria doesn’t need House of Reps – Mike Ozekhome
Chief Mike Ozekhome is a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and a constitutional Lawyer. He was among prominent Nigerians who participated actively in the just concluded national summit on security jointly organized by Vanguard Newspapers and the Nigeria Police Force. In this interview, he described the National Assembly as drain pipe arguing that the country does not need bicameral legislature. Excerpts:
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Oteh: Stop personalising national issues, Rotimi Williams cautions NASS
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52 new oil-producing communities emerge in Delta
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Gbanite urges amnesty for Boko Haram
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