The National Conference has voted in favour of drastic reduction in the number of ministers in the country by pegging the number of ministers at 18. Currently, there are about 42 ministers with one coming from each of the 36 states of the country. Apart from this, thenPresident is also empowered to appoint one each from the six geo-political zones of the country. The conference at its sitting on Thursday, also voted in favour of what it called Modified Presidential System of Government as recommended by the Committee, which it described as home-made model of government that combines the attributes of Parliamentary and Presidential systems. The concept is believed to have the potentials of entrenching the principle of separation of powers as practised in presidential system and promotion of co-operation and harmony between executive and the legislature as operated under the parliamentary system. The President elected under the new system shall exercise full responsibility for his government and shall select ministers, not more than 18 of them, from the six geo-political zones of the country. It was agreed that henceforth, the Minister of Finance and no longer the President as presently obtained, would present the annual budget to the National Assembly. Under the new arrangement, both the President and the ministers would be expected to appear before the National Assembly to render account of their stewardship on quarterly basis.
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:55:23 +0000
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