Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has said he is only interested in a House of Assembly where lawmakers would engage constructively and freely air their opinions on governance.
Fayemi said this on Saturday in Iloko-Ijesa at a three-day retreat organised by the state for National and State Assembly lawmakers-elect.
The governor said government would only make progress if executive and legislative arms synergise responsibly in the overall interest of the people.
Fayemi said his administration did not want a rubber-stamp legislature or “a cantankerous assembly” but one which would partner with the executive.
He said the fact that the next assembly is dominated by All Progressives Congress (APC) members did not mean lawmakers could not voice out their opinions on issues.
“Ekiti people are the ones that elected you into office, and you have a duty to represent them well. You also have the duty to tell them the truth on certain information you have, which they may not have about whatever request they make to you, which government is not able to do in the short term,” Fayemi said.
