Sign in Subscribe
Buhari, Muhammadu

HURIWA Slams National Assembly Over Sudden Shift in Legislative Duties

Strategic Insights

— 1 min read

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has criticized the leadership of the National Assembly for suspending legislative duties, citing President Muhammadu Buhari's death as the reason. However, in a scathing rebuke, HURIWA's National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, questioned the timing and motives behind the decision, pointing out that the Assembly had failed to address previous tragedies, including the killings of 400 citizens from Benue and Plateau states, and over 200 citizens who perished in floods in Niger state. Onwubiko suggested that the Assembly could have used this opportunity to recommend that the life and achievements of the late President Buhari be studied in schools.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the National Assembly's decision to suspend legislative duties, citing President Buhari's death as the reason.
  • HURIWA's National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, questioned the timing and motives behind the decision, suggesting that it demonstrates a lack of respect for the sensitivity of their duties to Nigerians.
  • Onwubiko pointed out that the Assembly had not addressed previous tragedies, including the killings of 400 citizens from Benue and Plateau states and over 200 citizens who perished in floods in Niger state.
  • The Assembly could have used this opportunity to recommend that the life and achievements of the late President Buhari be studied in schools as part of social studies.
  • Onwubiko ridiculed the idea of the legislators taking a week-long "holiday" on taxpayers' money, suggesting that they could instead observe a week-long fast or wear black mourning clothes.

Statistics:

  • Over 400 citizens were killed in Benue and Plateau states by terrorists/herders.
  • Over 200 citizens perished in floods in Niger state.
  • No specific numbers are available on the duration of the suspension or the amount of taxpayers' money allocated for the "holiday".
  • President Muhammadu Buhari died at an unspecified age.

Sources:

  • HURIWA:

(Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria is not explicitly dated in the source material; however, a general search indicates it was founded in 2002)

  • No specific date or publication date was mentioned in the source material.

Read more