A legal practitioner, Dr Tunji Abayomi, says that the execution of constituency project by members of the National Assembly is unconstitutional.
There have been debates over the recent revelation by the federal government that constituency projects usually embarked upon by federal lawmakers might not be implementable in the 2016 budget.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal has explained that this is because of a sharp drop in revenue by over 60% but this has not gone down well with the National Assembly.
However, Mr Abayomi is of the view that this explanation should not have been the response of the SGF but rather stating clearly that embarking on constituency projects is unconstitutional.
He stated that the reason behind the idea of constituency project is corruption and it has “nothing to do with development”.
“There is nothing like that in any legislative house anywhere in the world,” he argued, adding that it also never existed in past democratic governments in the country.
“We must understand that this appropriation in the National Assembly is the greatest corrupt enterprise that this nation faces.
“What do they use it for? Town hall, clinics and all sorts of ridiculous projects that have nothing to do with the development of the country. That is why they are fighting so hard for it.”
He said that the job of the legislature is to make laws and not to execute projects and the Nigerian Constitution is clear on this.
