President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says both the executive and the legislature will jointly assess the challenges facing the country in order to develop practical solutions for the benefit of Nigerians.
Speaking at a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday of the Senate President on Thursday in Abuja, President Tinubu said efforts of his administration to transform Nigeria’s economy are yielding results with the support of the National Assembly led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas.
“Having Senate President Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Right Honourable Abbas on my side is enough for me to succeed, and we will succeed,” he said.
Applauding the Senate President’s leadership qualities, the President highlighted that the Chairman of the National Assembly has consistently demonstrated dedication to national progress.
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President Tinubu recalled Senate President Akpabio’s beginning days as a commissioner in Akwa Ibom State, the President stated that he learnt from Lagos, formulated a plan, and successfully executed it during two terms as Executive Governor.
“I believe in the person of Sen. Godswill Akpabio. He is truly in God’s will for his life. I was governor in Lagos State from 1999 to 2007, and he was a commissioner.
“As a commissioner, he was extremely inquisitive about what was going on in Lagos. I didn’t know then that he wanted to be a governor. As governor, he transformed Akwa Ibom tremendously,’’ the President stated.
The Nigerian Leader recalled how some of the economic and social programmes initiated by Senator Akpabio, when he was governor developed the state, noting that the drainage system Senator Akpabio constructed had saved many lives and livelihoods.
In his remarks, the Senate President commended President Tinubu for his visionary leadership, most recently demonstrated in the quality of decisions taken so far to ensure improved security and a revamped economy.
“You are the first President who openly stepped out and said you believed that someone like me would make a difference as Senate President.
“It is not that the National Assembly is an appendage of the executive. President Tinubu is the first to get it right. Mr. President, there’s no country that you have been to that investors did not rush to meet with you,’’ Senator Akpabio said.
The Senate President assured the President that the National Assembly would work with him to transform the country, adding that, “we did not come for a boxing bout. We came to transform Nigeria.”
The Speaker of the House of Representatives appreciated the President for articulating his economic vision clearly for the National Assembly, departing from what he described as “impulsive programmes.”
The keynote speaker, Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), thanked the President for his courage and diligence in leading the nation on the path of growth and recovery with innovative ideas and for appointing competent hands to run the affairs of the country.
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