Nigeria’s Dev: Ex-Council Boss Harps On Leadership Responsibility

A former Chairman, Caretaker Committee of Opobo/ Nkoro Local Government Area, Sir Boma Brown, has called on Nigerian leaders and other stakeholders to fashion a development blueprint that can resolve the country’s current economic challenges.
Sir Brown stated this in Port Harcourt recently while exchanging views with newsmen on the state of the nation and enjoined Nigerians to join hands with the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to ensure a hitch free governance.
He said that the responsibilities bestowed on the leaders and the current Federal Government were enormous, adding that with concerted efforts and cooperation, the administration would successfully deliver its promises to Nigerians without hitches.
According to him, the world is currently witnessing a transformation and harped on the need for people to embrace change in the way things were done in the past so that the nation can move forward developmentally.
The ex-council boss expressed optimism that the team headed by President Tinubu will discharge its leadership roles effectively when the chips are down, and called for collaborative efforts among stakeholders, with the view to achieving laudable objectives in governance.
Meanwhile, Sir Brown said that a stable legislature is an indispensable boost for sustainable democracy in Nigeria in particular and Africa in general.
He said that frequent changes in the legislature had the potentialities of weakening the foundation of democracy.
Sir Brown averred: “Frequent changes of legislators weaken the legislative process and the instrument of democracy.
“In our clime, our people always clamour for changes; communities clamour for changes in their representatives. Such does not help the growth of democracy.
“Experience from parliaments globally is that the longer a legislator stays in the parliament, the better result  for  democracy and the society.”
Sir Brown, however, urged Nigerians to always appreciate the role of the legislature as a needed arm for democracy.
He maintained that if a serving Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is performing in his or her legislative functions creditably to better the lots of his or her constituents, he or she does not require any change but encourage him or her  to do more “.
He further reiterated the resolve of the current Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio to work for the upliftment of the citizenry through commitment to service delivery, honesty, with accountability and transparency.
“The Senate should continue to support Mr. President’s Renewed Hope Agenda”, he said, stressing that “good legislative frameworks are being laid out.
“I believe that cooperation between the Executive and the legislature will fast track service delivery needed to uplift the citizenry as to do the needful for a prosperous Nigeria”, he said.

By: Bethel Toby