President Urges National Assembly to Promote Nigerians Welfare, Prosperity
By Lekan Sowande, Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu has urged the National Assembly to continue to collaborate with the Executive for the development of Nigeria and the prosperity of its people.
President Tinubu made the call when he appeared before the Joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday in Abuja.
“So please continue to collaborate, work together build our country, we have no other choice, it is our nation.
” No one, no other institutions or personality will help us, except we do it ourselves, no amount of aids that may be coming from foreign countries, or any other nations.
” let us work together as we are doing to build our nation,not only for us but for our generations yet unborn.
“But we must nourish this democracy, build this nation, so that the future of our great grand children, will be sure of prosperity and progress.
“I thank you for building the institution and building the country, you are formost leaders that speaks for our people and you have been in the fore front of this struggle.
“Charting a new course and the question for development, I have submitted the last budget, you expeditiously passed it, we are walking the talk.
“I will soon bring the year 2024 supplementary appropriation bill.”
President Tinubu commended the national assembly for its efforts in sustaining democracy.
“This institution, the hallow chamber represents the consciousness for freedom and sense of belonging.
“Without this house, probably, I may not find the part to the presidency.
Responding, President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio said ,the National Assembly would be expecting the 2024 supplementary bill for consideration of national assembly.
President Tinubu later launched the National Assembly Library Complex named “Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu Building”.
Lateefah Ibrahim