The legislature cannot be part time if democracy is full of time-time talking Adaramodu

The Nigerian Senate spokesman, Senator Yemi Adaramodu, has warned that the proposal to change the national assembly to a part -time institution has a serious threat to the integrity of the country’s democracy.

Speaking of today’s politics, a television program channel, on Friday, Adaramodu decaters firmly, “If the parliament is in a half -time, then that means a half -time democracy. There is no democracy that mocks parliament and its development.”

Members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) parliament, which representing the South Ekiti Senatorial District, emphasized that the cost of cost should not be used as a justification for reducing the role or funding of legislative. According to him, parliament is not only the law of making laws but functions as the most easily accessed government arm for ordinary citizens.

“The Nigerian parliament is not only for making laws; we carry out a supervisory function. We advocate our constituents,” he said.

“We are the people that our people run for everything, naming ceremonies, hospital bills, building projects. That is the reality of representatives in this country. Who they will go to if we are no longer available full time?”

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Adaramodu also encourages the popular perception that parliament members enjoy excessive privileges, noting that members of the National Assembly do not receive direct housing, transportation, or domestic staff provisions from the government.

“We are in Abuja, but are the national assemblies that accommodate us? No. We do not get benefits for drivers. Even the housing allowance we receive is reduced every month from our salary,” he explained.

On the official vehicle problem, Adaramodu clarifies that they are not private and are not registered on behalf of parliamentary members, even though he did not confirm whether the assets were maintained after their term of office ended.

Public supervision of the income of federal parliamentary members remains persistent. In 2024, former Senator Shehu Sani generated a public debate when he claimed that the 10th Senator at the National Assembly received ₦ 21 million months, up from ₦ 13 million he obtained during the 8th Senate. The senate quickly denies that number.

Although there is criticism, Adaramodu states that the legislature remains the foundation of Nigerian democracy and should not be weakened.

“The National Assembly has always been a soft target for public anger, but to be honest. Can you run democracy without a strong parliamentary time?”