The Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, has congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio and Tajuddeen Abbas on their emergence as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Governor Yahaya who doubles as the Chairman of Northern States Governors’ Forum, in a congratulatory message, also hailed the election of Senator Jibrin Barau as Deputy Senate President and Benjamin Kalu as Deputy Speaker.
He described their emergence the four presiding officers of the 10th National Assembly as courageous, visionary and loyal party men, who possess sterling leadership qualities to lead a united and cohesive Parliament that would work for the progress of the country.
The Gombe State Governor noted that the new leaders had kept faith with the governing All Progressives Congress, APC, over the years and were capable of engendering harmonious working relations between the executive and the legislature in the overall interest of the nation.
Governor Yahaya expressed optimism that the 10th National Assembly would cooperate and work closely with the Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Executive, the Judiciary and all tiers of government in the task of moving the country to economic growth and prosperity.
He acknowledged and commended the role of the leadership of the All Progressives Congress and the Progressives Governors’ Forum in ensuring unity of purpose and party supremacy in the build-up to the election of the National Assembly leaders.
The Governor gave the assurances of the goodwill, support and solidarity of the government and people of Gombe State as they take on the task of presiding over the apex legislative arm, the National Assembly.
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