Nigeria, April 23 -- The Nigerian Senate has dismissed speculations that the two chambers of the National Assembly are subservient to the Bola Tinubu administration.

The Senate's Spokesperson, Yemi Adaramodu, in a statement on Tuesday, the federal legislature maintains its independence and engages the executive through principled dialogue rather than being hostile.

"The true test of institutional maturity lies not in performative hostility but in principled engagements and results-driven processes," he said.

Mr Adaramodu's comment was in response to the Easter message on state-of-the-nation broadcast of the founder of Citadel Global Community Church and former presidential aspirant, Tunde Bakare.

In the broadcast, Mr Bakare, a pastor,...