The Deputy Senate President, Barau Jubrin, says the wonderful collaboration between the executive and the legislature is borne out of President Bola Tinubu’s antecedent and understanding as a former governor and Senator.
Delivering a lecture at the 15th Convocation Ceremony of the Al-Hikmah University, Atere, Ilorin on Wednesday, Jubrin dispelled insinuations in certain quarters that the National Assembly members are subservient to the executive.
Senator Jubrin in the lecture with the entitled: “Managing executive-legislative relations towards democratic consolidation in Nigeria’s fourth republic,” says President Tinubu understands the game very well. He interacts with the lawmakers very well.
“As we speak there is a wonderful collaboration between the executive and legislative arms of government. Reason being that the president is a Senator.
“Whenever he wants to present any bill to the National Assembly he normally meets with the executive members to discuss about the bill before it is being brought for debate. We will correct the mistakes if there are any. That is why the bills get accelerated passage.
“That is why we have the atmosphere of good collaboration with President Tinubu and people see it as being rubber-stamp of the executive.
“When peace can give the nation what it wants why engage in fighting? At the beginning of this fourth republic, there was this lack of Harmony between the legislature and executive because of the psyche of Nigerians occasioned by prolonged military rule.
“The then President thought he should have maximum powers. He was not relating with us the way the current president is relating. I was at the House of Representatives then. I can see the difference. It was like an order then.
“President Tinubu knows the game very well. This collaboration is very essential for us to have a smooth running of government.
“But some people construe the collaboration as being subservient to the executive. It is because we interact on a continuous basis.”
The Senator continued that “Nigeria’s Fourth Republic has endured longer than any previous democratic experiment in our history. This endurance, however, must be matched with qualitative democratic deepening. Managing Executive–Legislature relations with wisdom, restraint, and constitutional fidelity is central to this task.
“As graduands of Al-Hikmah University step into society, I urge you to uphold democratic values, demand accountable governance, and contribute intellectually and ethically to Nigeria’s democratic consolidation. Democracy is not sustained by institutions alone, but by enlightened citizens and principled leaders.”
In his speech, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof Lateef Folorunsho Oladimeji said as part of efforts to strengthen the global outlook of the University, it has been enrolled in the Times Higher Education Sustainable Network.
According to him, the strategic step qualifies the institution for full participation in the Time Higher Education (THE) Sustainable Impact and further enhances our visibility on the global stage.
“On the 9th of October 2025, Times Higher Education confirmed Al-Hikmah University’s first ever entry into the World University ranking recently released.
“Our goal is simple: to build a vibrant research culture that competes confidently on the global stage, while paying glowing tribute to Dr Abdulazeez Ayinla, Sulaiman Yusuf and MBO Yusuf, who as co-principal investigators, were ranked among the top 200 research proposal in the most recent TETFund National Research Fund (NRF) exercise.
Prof Oladimeji disclosed that some infrastructural projects ate ongoing in the Institution: a new nursing complex ar Adeta Campus, expansion abs remodeling of the Cadaver Laboratory, a new Faculty of Law Complex at Atere, a new Faculty of Humanities abd Social Sciences at Atere Campus, and Engineering Workshop.
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