A chieftain of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), in Nasarawa State, Mohd Agwai (Shettiman Keffi) has started that the fear and insinuations that the 10th Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio would be a rubber-stamped were untrue, saying that Akpabio as an epitome of unity will harmonise Nigeria through legislations.
Agwai, who stated this while speaking with Journalists on Friday in Lafia, maintained that Akpabios’ vast experience in governance would not only strengthen the unity of the country, but harmonise the working relationship between the three arms of government, and broaden the gap between the North and the South.
According to the former Member of the Governing Board of Raw Materials Research and Development Council (RMRDC), Akpabio’s uncommon leadership qualities, acceptability across the divide would help build bridges in all parts of the country.
“The insinuations in some quarters that the National Assembly especially the Senate under the leadership of Senator Godswill Akpabio will be a rubber stamped 10th assembly is not just a mere imagination of those working against the progress of the country, but deploying their evil tendencies to give APC a bad name,” Agwai stated.
According to him, “for the nations’ democracy to be taken seriously among the comity of nations, the citizens must learn to respect the constituted authorities, live by example, support the leaders, shun divisive tendencies in all their dealings.”
The APC stakeholder in Nasarawa State, while commended the lawmakers for the choice of Akpabio as the President of the Senate also hailed Nigerians for their resilience, perseverance in the face of the current hardship occasioned by the subsidy removal declaring that the situation was temporal.
“Senator Godswill Akpabio’s uncommon leadership and commitment to the development of the Niger Delta region should be used as indices to judge him over and above the expectations of Nigerians in the next four years. His leadership style has proven that there were still Nigerians who are good and can be trusted with responsibility of moving this nation forward, fostering unity, peace and as well build bridges across all parts of Nigeria irrespective of religion, ethnic and political inclinations”.
He noted that in view of the achievements of Senator Akpabio as the former minister of Niger Delta, it would not be out of place to support him, the 10th Assembly and President Ahmed Bola Tinibu to revive the nation economy, and provide enabling laws that would change the narrative in the nation polity.
“The coast is now clear for Nigerians to have hope on the administration of the ruling APC with an assemblage of committed, tested and trusted people ready to provide the dividends of democracy. Akpabio is a lion who stops at nothing even with all the distractions,” Agwai opined.
He called on Nigerians to brace up, accept the present leadership, work with them, shun at all times divisive tendencies, remain patriotic and focused on the cause of development which is the mantra of the Tinubu led government desirous of lifting the nation to the greater heights.
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