By Udesinanna Stephen
The Federal Government has said the newly elected President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas guaranteed a “close” relationship between Tinubu and the Legislative House.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, OSGF, Sen. George Akume, CON, made this known while congratulating the 10th House leaders in a3 statement on his official Twitter handle @OfficialOSGF.
Akume said, “With the emergence of Sen. Godswill Akpabio and Rt. Hon. Tajuddeen Abbas as the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives, respectively, as well as other Principal Officers of the 10th National Assembly would guarantee a robust, close and collaborative working relationship between the Executive and the Legislature Arms of Government while safeguarding their independence for the overall benefit of the country.”
The statement which was signed by the Director of Information to the SGF, Willie Bassey described the victory of the newly elected members as a victory for democracy to epitomize the unity of purpose, inclusivity in governance and stability in the polity for the realization of the Renewed Hope agenda of the administration.