June 14,2023.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, congratulated Senator Godswill Akpabio and Hon. Tajudeen Abass on their election as Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, saying their emergence is a good development for the country.
Tinubu, in a congratulatory message he personally signed, said it was time to get on with delivery of promised service to the people. He declared his readiness to transparently work with the legislature, and vowed to remain a partner for peace and stability of the country.
Akpabio and Abbas pledged their commitment to effective cooperation with the executive arm, without compromising the independence of the legislature.
Equally, National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, assured that the party would waste no time sorting out the issue of those that would occupy the remaining principal offices in the 10th National Assembly.
However, Human Rights Writers Associates (HURIWA) doubted whether Nigerians would witness a robust, independent, and pro-people federal legislature during the Tinubu administration, with the manner in which the leadership of the 10th National Assembly was chosen.
Nonetheless, prominent Nigerians, including Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, and governors across political parties, congratulated the new leadership of the National Assembly.
Amid tight security, the senator for Akwa Ibom North East Senatorial District, Akpabio, yesterday, emerged winner of the 10th senate presidency. The new Chairman of the National Assembly defeated his only rival, Abdulaziz Yari, a former governor of Zamfara State, representing Zamfara West Senatorial District in the red chamber.
From the votes of the 109 senators in attendance, Akpabio polled 63 votes while Yari scored 46 votes at the end of the voting, which was conducted by Clerk to the National Assembly (CNA), Sani Magaji Tambawal.(www.naija247news.com)
