BY CHARLES KUMOLU

The Organisation For Global Youth Peace, Empowerment And Development Initiative ( OGYPEDI), has called on the Senate to focus less on trivial issues so as to concentrate on its primary functions.

The group in a statement by its National Public Relations Officer, Mr. Michael Ipheghe said:: ‘’ We note with deep regret the direction to which the Nigerian Senate and the executive arm of the Nigerian government have chosen to steer the country at a time when Nigerians look up to them to steer the country out of recession and improve on the standard of living of the citizenry.

‘’The Nigerian Senate has chosen to place more priority on oversight functions aimed at supremacy battle and muscle flexing with the executive arm of government at a time that Nigerians expect it to focus more assiduously on its primary responsibility of lawmaking with a view to enacting legislations that would be of interest to the masses and the economy of the country.

‘’It is self-serving that the Nigerian senate under the leadership of Bukola Saraki despite the hardship currently faced by the people and despite the near collapse of the economy has chosen to place more priority on non-confirmation of executive nominees instead of making efforts to ensure the swift passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill otherwise known as the 2017 budget already sent to the National Assembly more than three months ago. It is shameful that the Nigerian Senate in recent times has continued to make headlines for the wrong reasons.’’