Speaker of the House of Representatives, Honorable Femi Gbajabiamila has stated that it is best to be a rubber stamp legislature than fight with the executive arm of government.
Gbajabiamila stated this during a constituency meeting in Surulere where he addressed claims that he’s running a rubber stamp legislature.
“People, critics and members of other parties have said the 9th Assembly is a rubber stamp of the executive. You know my reply when they say that to you?
“Tell them that you would rather have a rubber stamp National Assembly that will bring progress than the one that is fighting the executive without progress. This is because when two elephants fight, the grass suffers.
“This is not a rubber stamp National Assembly; this is a National Assembly that represents the people and is committed to their interests.
“The people of Surulere did not elect me to fight the executive, but to engage and collaborate with stakeholders to bring the dividends of democracy.
“This is a new dispensation. There will be checks and balances. There will be separation of powers. We will agree with the executive if we have to and we will disagree if we have to.
“Our watchword is to protect the interests of the Nigerian people. That is the oath that my colleagues and I swore to”, he said.