Senate Leader dismisses ‘Rubber Stamp’ claims, says NASS held 39 Meetings before passing Tax Bills

Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has strongly dismissed claims by opposition parties that the 10th National Assembly is a rubber-stamp institution, described such assertions as baseless and misleading.   In a statement issued on Sunday by the Directorate of Media and Public Affairs, Office of the Leader of the Senate, Bamidele stated that the legislature could not have been subservient to the executive, given its rigorous legislative processes and commitment to national interest.   Citing the passage of the Tax Reform Bills, 2024, Bamidele revealed that the National…

Tagging Me Rubber Stamp Laughable, Says Senate President

Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has described insinuations that he would be a rubber stamp to the Executive as “sentimental and laughable”. Lawan, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa, made this known while addressing a group, Women Parliamentarians, led by Senator Joy Emordi on Thursday in Abuja. He noted that, believing in President Muhammadu Buhari’ s vision and that of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and his personality should not be misconstrued to mean that he is not independent mind. According to him,…