Senate President Holds Farewell Meetings With Aides, Press Corps 

The Senate President Ahmad Lawan has held separate valedictory meetings with his legislative aides and members of the Senate Press Corps.

Lawan thanked his staff for making his tenure a success and applauded members of the Senate Press Corps for being a worthy partner of the 9th Senate.

The Senate President on Wednesday, 7th June 2023, first met with members of the Senate Press Corps, commending the reporters for effective and accurate coverage of the activities of the 9th Senate.

“Just like we in the Ninth Senate said that we worked for National interest, this Senate Press Corps has also worked for the national interest. We can’t ask for a better Senate Press Corps than this one.

“But who would have known that we have done that, if you didn’t tell the world. We have done so many things. You reported those things that we have done and one thing I can say here is that you remain factual, you remain truthful in reporting whatever happened in the Senate.

“Infact you are worthy partners of the 9th Senate. We appreciate your commitment. We appreciate your patriotism,” Lawan said while recalling the many achievements of the 9th Senate and 9th National Assembly in general.

Lawan said that the 9th National Assembly had done what it should do to ensure service delivery by the executive arm of government to Nigerians.

According to him, at the last count, former President Muhammadu Buhari assented to about 112 bills in the last four years.

“…Some of them extremely crucial and critical bills that have come to reform either our economy or the oil industry or our social environment or our electoral process,… are things that we are very happy about and we have been able to achieve them.

“On the whole, this Ninth National Assembly has made its marks in the areas of legislation, representation and oversight. This is an opportunity for us to commend you for telling Nigerians about us and what we do here exactly the way it should be,” Lawan said.

He urged the Senate Press Corps to extend similar cooperation and support to the 10th Senate and its leadership.

At another similar meeting with his legislative aides, the Senate President thanked them for their contributions in their different capacities.

“I want to thank God for his blessings that today, close to four years, we didn’t have to run all over the place, fire on the mountain.

“That we have been able to work very peacefully in the Senate and between the Senate and the House of Representatives and between the National Assembly and the executive arm of government,” said Lawan.

Responding on behalf of the legislative aides, the Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Dr. Babagana M. Aji, thanked the Senate President most sincerely for the privilege and opportunity to serve.

PR/ Amaka E. Nliam