The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters (House of Reps), Suleiman Kawu Sumaila, has said they are not apprehensive about the recent defection of some lawmakers from the ruling party to the opposition party.
Speaking to Daily Trust at the graduation of Qur’anic memorisers in Kano, Sumaila said as a politician, he was aware that politics was a game of number.
“Therefore, naturally I am not happy, and you need to know that my primary responsibility in Abuja is to liaise between the president and the National Assembly.
“And when you are talking about National Assembly, it is a game of number. You need to have not just simple majority but 2/3 majority to be able to pass constitutional amendments, laws or legislations,” he said.
The politician said he would be affected by the recent development as it would make his duty more difficult in trying to convince lawmakers from the opposition party whenever the need arose.
When asked on the effort he was making to mend the problem, he said, “Well, you know the brain is created to solve problems. So we are doing our best to resolve the issue. Life is full of challenges and we are confronting them.”
