Kalu: Parliament, Executive, APC to Strengthen Tripartite Arrangement

Adedayo Akinwale in Abuja

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu, has hinted that the All Progressives Congress (APC), parliament and the executive would resuscitate and strengthen the tripartite arrangement that existed before now towards advancing the national objectives as set out in the party’s manifesto.

Kalu disclosed this yesterday in Abuja after meeting with the National Chairman of the APC, Abdulahi Ganduje.
He said he came to meet with the chairman to discuss pertinent issues that would affect the growth of the party, the nation and the South-east in particular.
“I am also here as in the form of a courtesy call to assure him that the tripartite arrangement that existed before now between the executive, the parliament and the political party, will be restrengthened and I have the mandate of the speaker,who is currently outside the country and who will be coming to see him, on his arrival to assure him that the parliament will partner him, towards advancing the national objectives as set out by the political party in her manifesto, especially when the president presented himself to lead the nation.

“The issue of national balancing, of loyalty and cohesion in the country in the spirit of the constitution with regards to federal character, the way and manner appointments and projects are done, we also deliberated on that, to see that the balancing will increase the national cohesion,” he said.
He, however, commended President Bola Tinubu for appointing young people and women as ministers.

According to him, “We are hoping that his presidency will be looking into as I lead the parliament in the House of Representatives on constitutional review. It will be one of the issues we will be re-presenting to the president on the need to include more women into what we are doing.