President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, expressed
the willingness of the National Assembly to ensure transparent and credible elections
at next year’s polls.
Lawan made this known in his speech to welcome lawmakers
back from the two-month recess.
He said the innovative amendment to the Electoral Act by the
National Assembly has provided the Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) with the wherewithal to deliver on a successful general election in
2023.
The Senate President said, “Distinguished Colleagues, the
year 2023 is a momentous period for Nigeria, as elections will be held, across
the Country. Nigerians are expected to exercise their franchise.
“Therefore, the Senate, indeed the National Assembly will
work with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure very
successful, transparent and credible elections.
“We are ready to support INEC in all possible ways as a
Legislature.
“Already, the timely amendment of the Electoral Act 2022 has
provided very important innovations in ensuring better electoral climate.”
Lawan, while underscoring the need for an improvement to the
country’s revenue earnings, warned that unless prompt action is taken to stop
crude oil theft, same may stagnate the economy and drive it into a coma.
“Distinguished Colleagues, the Economy of our Country is
still challenged. The Senate working with the House of Representatives and the Executive
needs to continually seek better responses to the economic situation.
“Generation and collection of revenues have remained major
challenges. Also, the massive loss of revenue through oil theft is debilitating
and threatening to throw the economy into a coma.
“Revelations about the scale of oil theft show that, until
Government takes decisive actions, Nigeria could soon lose any revenue from
that sector.
“We must therefore work to ensure that everything is done to
curtail this theft”, he said.
He recalled that the Senate during the recess showed serious
concerns about the Security situation in the country and had two engagements
with the Office of the National Security Adviser, Chief of Defense Staff,
Service Chiefs, Inspector General of Police, Director General of Department of
State Services, Director General of Nigerian Intelligence Agency and other
heads of security agencies.
“From the assessment of the prevailing situation our
security agencies are recording more successes and the situation seems to be
improving”, he observed.
He added that the Senate would continue to engage defence and security agencies through its appropriate committees, to ensure that the follow-up engagements are sustained.
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