The newly elected President of
the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, says he will be fair to his colleagues irrespective of
political, ethnic or religious affiliation.
He said this while delivering his
remarks at the end of the inauguration of the 9th Senate, which saw to his
emergence.
Lawan said the senate under his
leadership would do justice to all to ensure that it perform its role for the
benefit of Nigerians.
He added that “elections are
over. It shows that we voted for a united senate and it is clear that the
outcome is bipartisan.
“All parties including the
Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and Young Progressives Party(YPP) voted for me
and with this outcome, the 9th Senate is ready to take off as a united senate.
“Today means so many things. It
is the commencement of another decade of our democracy and we will work to
ensure best global parliamentary practice among other things,” he said.
Lawan, who polled 79 votes to
defeat his only contender, Sen. Ali Ndume, who polled 28 votes, promised to
ensure a secure and a prosperous future for all Nigerians.
He promised to run a senate that
would be responsive to the needs of the masses whose mandate the senate holds
in high esteem.
He called for the support of his
colleagues to ensure a robust senate, adding that, “we will not settle for
anything less than the best. We will dream big, aim high and take good
initiatives.”
Lawan pointed out that the agenda
of the 9th senate would include improved Information Communication
Technology(ICT).
He added that the senate would
work in collaboration with the Executive, to tackle cattle rustling, kidnapping
and other crimes bedeviling the nation..
He said, “we will work with the
executive for sustained pursuit of national ethical renewal.”
The president of the senate said
the 9th senate would address youth unemployment, high rate of suicide,
depression, corruption, insecurity among others.
He also said the upper chamber
would work towards finding lasting solutions to the disturbing educational
challenges in the country, adding that it is embarrassing to have about 14
million out of school children.
He further allayed fears that the
senate under him would be subservient to the executive.
According to him, the senate will
be independent while working with the executive.
“We will choose unity of purpose
instead of conflict,” he said.
He pointed out that he would
ensure that senate’s relationship with stakeholders including civil society
organisations and the media is strengthened.
He stressed that “we must drive a
transformative senate dedicated to serving the people with confidence, courage
and patriotism.
” In doing so, we are convinced
that our past was only a story told while our future can yet be written in
gold.”
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