Saraki
Nigeria's Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki on Monday stated that Peace
in the National Assembly is necessary for the growth of the
legislature, beneficial relationship with other arms of government
and national progress.
According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanni Onogu, Saraki made the assertion in his speech as chairman of the 10th year
memorial activities in honour of former President of the Senate, late
Senator Evan Enwerem, in Abuja.
He
lauded Enwerem for laying a solid foundation for the National
Assembly in 1999, saying the 8th Senate has benefitted immensely from
his legacy of peaceful and friendly disposition as President of the
Senate.
Saraki
said: “It is a lesson to all of us who are in the saddle of
leadership today, that we could all use a dose of the Enwerem example
when in the hot seat. He worked with those who had worked against his
emergence as President of the Senate; he won their respect, and was
able to turn many of them into dedicated friends.
“The
result of that cooperation and partnership is part of what we are
benefitting from today in the 8th Senate,
and which we strive to the best of our ability to emulate. Peace in
the National Assembly is necessary for the growth of the legislature
and for beneficial relationships with other arms of government, as
well as for national progress.
“Looking
back, I think the late Senator Enwerem would be proud of how far the
legislature has come in the Fourth Republic, and its contribution to
the growth of democracy in Nigeria.
“We,
of course, are proud of his contribution in laying the right
foundations for us. We are standing on the shoulders of those who
came before us, and the late Senator Evan Enwerem is notable among
them.”
He
stated that the book that was launched at the event in honour of
Enwerem bears testimony to what he achieved, working across the
political divide in 1999.
“We
are told that he made it clear through his words and actions that he
would strive for an inclusive Senate, and he worked for peace.
“He
collaborated with his senatorial colleagues across board,
irrespective of party or political antecedents, putting the country’s
interest first,” he said.
He
expressed hope that through the Leadership Foundation and the
Lecture, Senator Enwerem’s legacy would live on and his ideas would
continue to be propagated respectively to serve as a launch pad for
the generation of new ideas that would enrich society.
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