In a move to reduce the huge recurrent expenditures in governance, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, (APC-Imo West) has called for a reduction in the number of legislators.
Okorocha made this assertion in a chat with newsmen in Abuja after the Senate approved the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) and Fiscal Strategy Paper ( FSP).
Thus, he advocated for one senator and three House of Representative members from each state, adding, the reduction in the number of representation from the states would help cut cost and ensure effective representation. Earlier at plenary, okorocha raised the issue on the floor of the red chamber submitting his constituency was too small for him.
The senator said the nation’s annual revenue generation could not fund the budget for the year, because crude oil was the major source of income.
However, he advocated for ways to cut cost and ensure effective representation, Okorocha, posited, “I will sponsor a bill to seek for the reduction of the number of senators and House of Representatives members for each state.”
His words: “I want one senator and three House of Representatives members per state, which will cut expenses. A senator and three House of Representatives members can do what many have been doing.” Adding, “We cannot keep doing the same thing and expect the different thing to happen. We must cut our cloth according to the available yard.” Reacting on the issue of poverty and hunger on the increase, he asserted, “There is the need for a constitutional amendment, rather than engaging many people in politics, we can have few in the national assembly while others can venture into other sectors.
If we have a Governor in a state, one senator and three house of representative members can help in development.” he assured. However, he called on the Federal Government to invest more in agriculture to create more jobs.
