Okoh, has called for the adoption of a part-time legislature as a
measure to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria.
This according to him will pave way for more developmental projects in Nigeria.
Speaking in Abuja on Wednesday, the clergyman lamented the alleged
huge waste incurred in carrying out government activities.
Arch-Bishop Okoh recommended the part-time sitting for assembly
members and also a slash in the remunerations of those in government.
The Primate maintained that "to reduce the cost of governance requires
more than reducing salaries.
"I think it requires a structural adjustment; that is to say, should
the people in parliament be there on permanent basis or on part time
basis. If they are there on part time basis, they earn allowances.
"But as it is now, they are employed in the business of law making".
Arch-Bishop Okoh insisted that "the country has to choose, if really
we want to reduce the cost of governance".
Reducing salary is not going to be much because the salary itself, is
not much. what comes out of it after reduction is not going to be
much, he maintained.
He, however, stressed that "if we take a more serious approach on what
has been done in the past, let those who are members of parliament do
so on part time basis, then, it becomes possible to have the reduction
of expenses being made on the law makers".
-ChannelsTV
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