Kogi State Governor Idris Wada decried yesterday the call by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to its members in the National Assembly to block proposals by the Presidency.
Wada called for caution among the political class, saying such directive could derail the fledgling democracy and obstruct national progress.
The governor spoke in Isanlu, Yagba East Local Government through his deputy, Yomi Awoniyi, at the constituency briefing, organised by a member of the House of Assembly, Henry Ojuola, who is an APC member.
The event, which was attended by APC and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, also witnessed the distribution of vehicles, sewing machines, refrigerators, farming and medical equipment donated by the lawmaker.
Wada said: “This event becomes better appreciated against the directive by the National Executive Committee of the APC that its members in the National Assembly should block proposals by the Presidency.
“There is need for circumspection in our politics. Opposition is not synonymous with warfare.
“How do we explain a situation where the president is in Switzerland, marketing our country, while some people in the name of politics are advocating anarchy and painting a picture of disharmony and discord back home?”
The governor praised Ojuola not only for the “enviable account” he has rendered of his stewardship “but for the enduring, empowering and transforming gestures he has demonstrated toward the people of his constituency.”
“In the face of what is happening today, the lawmaker’s attitude should neither be taken for granted nor be assumed to be the norm. It is more of an exception in our political climate where opposition is far being equated with enmity,” he said.
