I CAN’T STOP PDP MEMBERS FROM DEFECTING TO APC —TAMBUWAL

Speaker of  the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has said that he cannot stop Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members in the House from defecting to All Progressives Congress, APC.
Tambuwal spoke as the former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore said that Nigeria made a costly mistake by adopting the American presidential system of government.
Belgore speaks
Belgore who was the Chairman at the 11th Daily Trust Dialogue yesterday in Abuja in his remarks also deplored high level of impunity and corruption in the country.
He said: “We made a great mistake by trying to copy the United States of America, when culturally and fundamentally we are different from USA citizens. A lot of anomalies exist in our constitution.
“Our country is known as Federal Republic of Nigeria. This is an anomaly. We have Igwes, Obas, Alafins, and Emirs, who are very relevant to our peaceful co-existence. We do not need to copy America to grow as a country.
“Nigeria can have a constitution that can survive, if we look inwards, culture, manner and way of life. We must have a re-look at our past, liaise it with the present so that we can build a powerful future.
Impunity and corruption
“Due to constant changes in governance, Nigeria has never experienced stability to allow it move rapidly forward. There is impunity and corruption in high places, which have led to instability.” He pointed out that “no two democracies are the same, whether presidential or parliamentary.’’
Belgore said the problem with Nigeria was corruption, saying some chief judges were now romancing with their governors.