From: Femi Oyelola, Kaduna
The Chairman of Yoruba Council of Obas and Chiefs in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, Ambassador Muhammad Arigbagbuwo has urged the new leaders of the 10th National Assembly to brace-up for the huge task ahead of them.
The monarch who stated this yesterday in a statement made available to Journalists in Kaduna congratulate Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and Senator Godswill Akpabio on their well-deserved position as Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President of the 10th NASS.
The Royal Father also urged the elected leaders to remember that much is expected of them, saying that they should ensure that there is synergy between the Executive and Legislative Arms, their loyalty must be to Nigerians, he added.
Arigbagbuwo advised the new leadership not to see the victory as a regional victory, but for the country as a whole, he said.
He further advised them to garner wide-range expertise that will benefit the 10th Senate and advance the development of the country.
He described the electoral process that brought in the 10th NASS leadership as seamless and a testament to the deepening of democracy in the country.
Arigbagbuwo who commended the absolute independence of the Legislative Arm of Government, further emphasizing its significance in upholding the principles of democratic governance.
“No doubt, your emergence is significant going by your track records in various positions of trust which you have held among which was your sterling performance as Governor of Akwa Ibom State”.
He further described the Deputy Senate President, Sen Jubrin Barau, the Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon Tajudeen Abbas and his Deputy Hon Benjamin Kalu as experienced lawmakers who will unite Nigeria with the instrumentality of beneficial laws, he said.
While Commending members of the National Assembly for their wise decisions, the Royal Father appealed to them to offer maximum support to the new leadership.
