国际英语资讯:News Analysis: Nigerians yearn for harmonious executive-legislative relationship as new parl
<p><span word="ABUJA">ABUJA</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 11-- <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inauguration">inauguration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>, <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="cordial">cordial</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="engender">engender</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="rifts">rifts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="perceived">perceived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="stifled">stifled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Senator">Senator</span> <span word="Ahmed">Ahmed</span> <span word="Lawan">Lawan</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nigeria">Nigeria</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="governing">governing</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Progressives">Progressives</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="APC">APC</span>) <span word="party">party</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> 9<span word="th">th</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Assembly">Assembly</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="inaugurated">inaugurated</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Abuja">Abuja</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="Femi">Femi</span> <span word="Gbajabiamila">Gbajabiamila</span>, <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lagos">Lagos</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Speaker">Speaker</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>.</p><p><span word="Dozie">Dozie</span> <span word="Ifebi">Ifebi</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="economist">economist</span>, <span word="opined">opined</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="discord">discord</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="Progressives">Progressives</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> (<span word="APC">APC</span>) <span word="party">party</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fueled">fueled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animosity">animosity</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>, "<span word="which">which</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="wrangling">wrangling</span>."</p><p><span word="Political">Political</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="Majeed">Majeed</span> <span word="Bakare">Bakare</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="view">view</span>, <span word="noting">noting</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="ought">ought</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="operate">operate</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rubber">rubber</span> <span word="stamp">stamp</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legislators">legislators</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="work">work</span> "<span word="in">in</span> <span word="tandem">tandem</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goals">goals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aspirations">aspirations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span>."</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="governance">governance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sync">sync</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="arms">arms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="government">government</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruling">ruling</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cordial">cordial</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equally">equally</span> <span word="guilty">guilty</span>," <span word="Bakare">Bakare</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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