The National Assembly has rejected to it being tagged as a ‘rubber stamp’.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike had on Sunday blasted NASS for approving every request presented before it by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Wike who spoke at an interdenominational Church service in commemoration of Nigeria’s 61st Independence Anniversary at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church in Port Harcourt chided the National Assembly for approving ‘anything’ for the Presidency without minding the consequences of their actions.
However, Senate spokesman Ajibola Basiru said Wike’s comment should not be taken “seriously”.
He said the governor lacked the knowledge and competence to carry out a credible assessment on the National Assembly.
Basiru said: “Wike is entitled to his personal opinion and that does not represent the correct opinion.
“The National Assembly does not believe he has the necessary knowledge on the workings of the National Assembly to comment on the effectiveness or otherwise of our operations.
“It would suit him well to face governance of his state where he has been discharging his responsibilities.
“He is not in a position to assess the effectiveness or otherwise of the National Assembly because he does not have sufficient knowledge, sufficient temperament and competence to deal with such matters.
“It appears from his statement that he is the only person that appears to be doing anything good if he is against the Judiciary, National Assembly and other people.
“Let him stay by his opinion and because there is freedom of expression in the country, he can say anything he wants to say but nobody should take anything he says to be serious.
“He does not have the knowledge and competence to make the assessment he is making and anyway, his assessment is false.”
