From: Ahmad SAKA, Bauchi
Emir of Ningi Alhaji Yunusa Muhammadu Danyaya has opposed the creation of State Police and support for the initiative by some Nigerians advocating for Nigeria’s return to a parliamentary system of government. He expressed his personal view in his palace , when he answered question from reporters who visited him in Ningi over the weekend.
The Emir Yunusa was a one time, Member National Council of States (composing a seating President, Vice President, National Assembly Leaders, all former Presidents, State, Governors and Chief Justices of Nigeria) representing the then Bauchi.
State (Bauchi & Gombe) Council of Emirs (1979 – 1983), Member National Constitutional Conference representing North-East Traditional Rulers (1994 – 1995) Member Traditional Rulers Sub - Committee on Vision 2010 Committee (1996 – 1997).
Alhaji Yunusa said, "During the late President General Sani Abacha when he organised the National Constitutional Conference which i was a member we opposed the Presidential system government because it is not our own system of government, since system of government are based on people's culture and people's behavior, tradition and ways of living."
"Take for example, like England they dont have a written constitution but the things that happen every day,,people behaviours and cultures are are being observed, then they use it in the courts and other executive councils."
Emir said, "The presidential system It is not compatible with our culture, it is not compatible with our values, it is not compatible with our life, where is democracy, it means democracy in general, which was brought by eauropeans, government of the people by the people, and for the people, but now this is said to be different.But in the case of the parliamentary system of Government, the prime minister is in the parliament, the governor is in the parliament, everyone is in the parliament they work together, and you will not be elected unless you are elected in your village.And your party win the election, It is not expensive as the Presidential system"
"When the issue was brought during the conference some people opposed it because they enjoy the luxuries in the Presidential system, my self and some members stood to our ground and defend the parliamentary system, they didn't win we didn't win, but when we brought up the the Prime Minister's system of government, we said we should take it and change it, and we decided to use all we should take the rule of France, we should do something, in the rule of America, and we should do something in England, and we should join then together,so we did it and it was good. Before General Abacha died, he did not sign."
Emir Yunusa said, "those who brought us the Presidential system of an absolute leader did it with good intentions, but they forgot Nigerian tradition and Nigerian culture, and they have forgotten the Nigerian faith and the life of Nigerians, they do not consider it, they consider that this government is the one that will unite Nigeria.
This has brought us to where we are, Their view is that this government is going to unite Nigeria, so why is it that what is more powerful than ours has cost us and there is no freedom in it at all.
And today in the world, there are not many countries that are doing this kind of government, except for a few countries, and even if there is a reform, I would like to say that if to say if to say we are practicing parliamentary system of government since after the independence our strength, our achievement our,development and growth will be more than where we are today."
He said, "I always support the parliamentary system because the American presidential system is by and large a political dictatorship in a different form. presidential system was brought, no one's opinion was asked, they just imposed it on people.
It is not democratic becausethe powers of all people lies with the executive, but Parliamentary System of Government we know this system of government with the Prime minister and all are in the Parliament it respects citizens rights, and its less costs, every zone will have a vice president, when i was in the constitutional conference and I did not sit and sit idle in the constitutional, I served in many committees, i support it in my opinion, I don't like this government of a leader with full power that is the presidential system i dont like it."
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