His Excellency, the President of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, GCON, has expressed profound appreciation of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, NILDS, in building capacity of the Legislature under the Director General, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman.
Senator Akpabio extolled the virtues of NILDS and it’s leadership in a message to the One- Day Roundtable for members of the Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance organised by NILDS in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) held at John Wood, Hotel, Abuja.
The Senate President, who was represented by the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, CFR, stated that the DG NILDS, Professor Sulaiman has transformed the Institute immensely and given it a World Class status with the enhancement of a symbiotic NILDS – NASS working relationship.
He noted that the theme of the workshop, “Strengthening Legislative Compliance For Effective Governance,” is timely and significant, pointing out that as representatives, the core mandate is to ensure that laws passed are implemented by holding the MDAs accountable.
While reaffirming commitment of the 10th National Assembly to probity and transparency in carrying out the statutory responsibility of meeting Nigerians’ expectations, he commended the Chairman Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance For his insightful and innovative leadership style.
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In his remarks, the Director General NILDS, Professor Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, who noted that weak enforcement of laws erodes trust in governance, said the need to address gaps in Legislative Compliance gave birth to the initiative of organising the Roundtable.
Professor Sulaiman stated that governance all over the World thrives on synergy between making laws and ensuring their implementation.
He added that the Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance needs to be equipped with the tools, strategies, and institutional support to track, monitor and enforce adherence to Legislative mandates.
He said the Roundtable is also a wake-up call to Stakeholders to deepen collaboration among Legislature, MDAs, Civil Society, and other critical actors, pointing out that NILDS will continue to support these efforts by providing research, capacity building and technical assistance to ensure that the Committee effectively fulfils its mandate.
The chairman Senate Committee on Legislative Compliance, Senator Garba Musa Maidoki, whose energy has been commended by the DG NILDS expressed optimism that the Roundtable will come up with workable solutions to address the gaps in implementation mechanism.
Senator Maidoki expressed his determination to bequeath lasting legacies of robust paths to enhanced performance by the Committee.
The Acting Clerk of the National Assembly, Kamoru Ogunlana remarked that as the Custodian of the rule, he believes that no law serves for all times, just as he shed light on Simple, Statutory and Procedural resolutions.
The Roundtable featured presentation of paper by the former Special Adviser to the President on National Assembly matters ( Senate) Senator Ita Enang, Panel Discussions and Breakout Session.
