APC Chieftain lauds NASS members for peaceful election
Election
By Ahmed Abdulkadir Kano
Kano, Alhaji Haruna Danzago, an All Progressive Congress ( APC) Chieftain in Kano has lauded members of the two Chambers of the National Assembly for exhibiting high sense of political maturity and defence of legislative ethos in the choice of their leaders.
Sen. Godswill Akpabio(APC-Akwa Ibom) has been sworn in as the Senate President of 10th National Assembly after he was elected by the Senators-elect in Abuja.
Akpabio, scored 63 votes to beat his rival, Sen. Abdulaziz Yari who polled 46 votes in the election.
Sen. Barau Jubrin (APC-Kano) was also elected as the Deputy Senate President.
Tajudeen Abbas from Kaduna State emerged as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the 10th National Assembly.
Abbas defeated former Deputy Speaker, Idris Wase and Sani Jaji to emerge victorious.
Hon. Benjamin Kalu for the positions of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives.
I congratulated the newly elected leaders of the National Assembly, admonishing them to see their elections beyond the narrow interests of their respective political parties.
Danzago told the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Kano on Tuesday that with the elections of its presiding officers, the 10th National Assembly should swing to work and put the overall national interest beyond the personal political interests of its members.
He explained that with the election of its presiding officers, has prepared the ground work for a full legislative business.
While congratulating the new leaders of the parliament on their election, reminded every member of both the Senate and the House of Representatives of their responsibilities to their constituents, which, he said, is to put national interest before their individual political interest.
The 10the National Assembly should never lose focus of its role as a partner in progress with the other arms of government, especially the executive arm.
” The Nigerian people look up to the new National Assembly to work with the executive arm in finding solutions to the problems of insecurity, poverty, economy, illiteracy and joblessness in the country.
Their election is indeed a call to duty, and it is a call for which they cannot afford to fail the nation”,he said.
He equally felicitated with the Deputy Senate President and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives over their elections.
Danzago commended members of the two Chambers of the National Assembly for demonstrating political maturity that pave the way for the peaceful conduct of their principal officers .
He reiterated that the outcome of the National Assembly elections indicates that democracy has come of age in Nigeria and that the doctrine of the independence of the legislature is gradually taking firm root.
Danzago admonished those who were unsuccessful in the contests to regard their actions as positive contributions to democratic process and accept their defeat in good faith.
He urged all Nigerians to rally round the new leadership for them to execute their mandates.
He expressed confidence in the ability of those who emerged, saying their various experiences will steady the ship and allow the new APC-led Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to deliver on their electoral promises to all Nigerians.
The APC Chieftain admonished the new leaders to carry all members along and ensure that unity, peace and stability pervades the Assembly at all times.
