Nigeria’s vice chairman , Yemi Osinbajo, has said that the country’s reality is that many citizens are extremely poor while many students are out of faculty .
He made the admission while speaking at the top of a two-day executive-legislative leadership retreat held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday.
Osinbajo said Nigerians just want basic amenities for themselves and their children and asked lawmakers to reflect these aspirations while completing their legislative duties.
Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo.
He said, “Let me say that each generation of leadership must understand the context. Law itself must be interpreted and implemented in context.
“What is that the reality of the context that we operate in today? We all know, our nation has many extremely poor people, the COVID-19 pandemic has worsened employment and poverty
“We have huge deficits in infrastructure, many children are out of faculty . If that's our context, we'll be callous and irresponsible if we don’t close , work together to mapped out these grave life-threatening problems our people need to confront a day .
“It is time to specialise in what we've been elected or appointed to try to to . this is often the welfare of our people. The law and practice as between parliament and executive may be a means to an end not an end to itself. The means must not jeopardise the top .
“Our people just want food on their table, shelter over their heads, clothing on their bodies, healthcare and education for his or her children and themselves.
“So, the great legislature or good minister isn't the one who is waving the law, and procedure, and doctrines, it's the one who says the spirit of our constitution is that we secure the utmost welfare, freedom, and happiness of each citizen on the idea of social justice and equality of status and opportunity.
“The good legislator or minister is that the one who will do beat his or her power to serve the requirements of our people, albeit it means walking the fine lines, as Hon Wudil said between the law and reality.”
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