Speaker of the House of
Representatives, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, on Sunday said Nigerians should expect
better service delivery from the ninth National Assembly.
Gbajabiamila gave this commitment
in Lagos while speaking at a reception dinner organised for him by the state
government.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the dinner was attended by prominent personalities including Gov.
Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau State.
National leader of the All
Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; a former governor of Ogun
State, Chief Segun Osoba; and a former governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola
Ajumobi, were also among those present.
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his
deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, were with Gbajabiamila to receive guests at the
dinner.
The Speaker said though the
eighth National Assembly did its best, Nigerians expected the ninth one to
surpass the achievements of the last assembly.
He promised that the new assembly
would do better than the eighth assembly and would meet the expectations of
Nigerians.
Gbajabiamila said the new
assembly, particularly the House of Representatives, would do things
differently to get better results.
He assured Nigerians that the new
House would make hard work and commitment its watchwords in order to meet the
aspirations of Nigerians.
”There is so much work to be done
but little time to do it.We are going to work hard, we are going to do things
differently.
”We can’t do a thing over and
over again and get a different result. The ninth assembly is going to do things
differently for the good of Nigerians.
”The eighth assembly did its
best, but we will do better. We will do our best in the service in the service
of the country.
”We started with a slogan
nation-building is a joint task, it cannot be done by one person. The ninth
assembly would work for the good of the country.
”We will put into practical terms
the meaning of leadership; we are not just going to talk the talk, but we are
going to walk the talk,” he said.
Gbajabiamila promised to be the
Speaker of all and not that of any particular region or state.
He thanked the people of Lagos
for electing him for a record fifth term in the House of Representatives,
saying he would not take their support for granted.
The Speaker also thanked his
family members and his colleagues in the House of Representatives for their
consistent support.
He said he was indebted to Tinubu
for inspiring him politically and helping to nurture his career.
Gbajabiamila said without Tinubu,
he would not have got to where he was.
The Speaker said he found the
narrative before the House leadership election that a vote him was giving the
Speakership to Tinubu very ridiculous.
He said those peddling that were
doing so out of ignorance, as Tinubu only wanted the good of the country.
Gbajabiamila thanked the state
government for the reception dinner, saying he felt really loved by the
gesture.
Speaking, Sanwo-Olu described
Gbajabiamila as a very cerebral and competent lawmaker.
He said the state was proud to
see him emerge as the Speaker of the ninth House of Representatives.
The governor, while
congratulating Gbajabiamila, said people expected so much from him.
He urged him to use his office to
better the lot of the people.
NAN reports that the Deputy
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Ahmed Wase; Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin
and other members of the lower chamber spoke in turns, highlighting the
leadership qualities of Gbajabiamila.
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