Senators, Yeketi laud Saraki over crisis resolution
- nationalpilot
- Aug 4, 2015
- 4 min read
The Director General, Abubakar Bukola Saraki (ABS) constituency office, Alhaji Musa Ayinla Yeketi has expressed delight at the overwhelming vote of confidence that was passed on the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki and the entire leadership of the upper legislative chambers.
It would be recalled that the Senate on Tuesday last week passed a vote of confidence on the leadership of the Senate, while also endorsing the leadership composition of the Red chamber; Yeketi in a statement personally signed by him described the development as a good omen that will enhance the unity and stability of the polity.
Also commenting on the resolution of the leadership crisis in the House of Representatives, where both warring groups were harmonised and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila announced as the House Leader.
Yeketi assured Nigerians that Senator Bukola Saraki as the Chairman of the National Assembly will pursue people oriented policies and improve the unity of both chambers towards making the Legislative arm of government virile, pro-people and proactive legislature.
"As chairman of the National Assembly, the Senate President shall effectively unite the two chambers to pass people oriented bills and motions that will improve revenue of the nation, reduce tension and deliver the dividends of democracy. He is our boss and I can attest to how much he desires that the nation moves forward very quickly".
He promised passage of bills like the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and other important bills, “As the chairman of the Governors Forum during his tenure as the Governor of Kwara state all of us can remember that he turned a silent body into a force to reckon with for the good of the nation.
The Asa born politician however enjoin the remaining Senators who could not attend the session to quickly put the past behind them and join the moving train so that the Senate can collectively and urgently attend to the needs of the electorates and fulfil the change mantra of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration that has continued to receive accolades and do Nigerians proud across the globe.
Meanwhile, the Senator representing Niger North District, Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, has commended the Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, for his broad-mindedness and the non-partisan approach he has adopted in constituting the committees in the legislative house.
Abdullahi said it took a peace-loving, patriotic and large hearted leader like Saraki to continue to make reconciliatory moves aimed at harmonising all the tendencies in the legislative chamber.
The Senator noted that apart from always reaching out to members of the Unity Group who did not support him during his election, the Senate President has also proved that as a first among equal, it is his responsibility to carry along all Senators, be they members of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), or that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He noted that it was the Senate President's large heartedness that made him to give the chairmanship of one of the two influential committees that he has constituted so far to a member of the Unity Forum.
Senator Jide Omoworare from Osun East, a member of the Unity Forum was last Wednesday named the chairman of the powerful committee on Rules and Business. Also, Senator Kabiru Marafa, the spokesman of the group, was named a member of the same committee.
Abdullahi noted that "the Rules and Business Committee is the engine room of the Senate that directs the activities of the legislative house. That position given to Omoworare is so influential that it is next to being in the leadership of the Senate."
"It only shows that this Senate President is working for peace and stability of the institution. This is just one example of the several efforts he is making to ensure there is peace in this Senate and I only hope that all my colleagues will reciprocate his gesture", Abdullahi said.
Also speaking on the peace moves being made by the Senate President, Senator Peter Nwaboshi from Delta State said the Senate President was spreading the olive branch to those who are aggrieved by the events surrounding the emergence of the leadership of the Senate.
"I am indeed thrilled by the Senate President's decision to fully reconcile the entire Senate. He is really reaching out to all and sundry and trying to carry every body along. I think he is the right man for the job now. That is why he is being broadminded in his choice of committee members", the Senator said.
He added that the choice of Senator Barnabas Gemade as the chairman of the Adhoc Committee on review of state of the roads and areas suffering environmental degradation despite his being a henchman of the Unity Forum also showed that the Senate President wants all hands on deck in the plan to make the current Senate achieve its objective of serving the people. Senator Gemade was a former minister of works, a position which placed him in good stead for the assignment
In his own comment, Senator Lanre Tejuosho from Ogun Central, praised Saraki for laying emphasis on merit and ability in choosing which Senator serves in which committee or handles what assignment.
While calling on the Senate President to sustain his peace moves and penchant for putting the right people in the right place while constituting the remaining committees, Tejuoso said there are already positive signs that the present Senate will play positive roles in helping the Buhari administration to eliminate insecurity, youth unemployment, corruption and economic stagnation in the country.
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