An Action Alliance candidate for the Afikpo North/West constituency for the Ebonyi State House of Assembly in the 2023 election, John-Prince Osmek, has said Nigeria is not ripe for a part-time legislature as currently being canvased by some citizens.
According to him, Nigerians should rather clamour for competent legislators who know what leadership and representation entail, adding that “anything that is part-time will have part-time result.”
He stated this during a meeting with journalists in Abakaliki, on Friday night, stressing that with part-time legislature, lawmakers risked not being dedicated to the process of lawmaking in the country.
He said, “It depends on the reason why people are clamouring for a part-time legislature. But as far as I’m concerned, anything that’s part-time will have part-time result.
“I was thinking people should be clamouring for competent legislators – I mean…
