Former President Goodluck Jonathan has asked the National Assembly and the whole country to legislate specific roles for leaders who are deputies to their chief executives in political offices.
The former president said unlike the office of the deputy governor, the Deputy Speaker or Deputy Senate President in the National Assembly have some cut out for them.
Speaking Tuesday in Abuja at the launch of a book titled “Deputising and Governance in Nigeria” written by Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the ex-president listed good personal relationship, accessibility, mutual respect and common focus on the part of the deputies as crucial factors for ensuring that a deputy and his principal enjoy working relationship.
The event was well attended by governors, political leaders and businessmen across the country.
Addressing the gathering, Jonathan said: “If you look at the Constitution, the general role of a deputy governor is chairman of state boundary committee. The…
