President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, on Saturday, urged the Candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi to join President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to build a strong economy.
The duo who gave the charge during a media chat on arrival from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Angola, congratulated President Tinubu on his victory at the Supreme Court.
Senator Akpabio who described President Tinubu’s victory as the will of God, urged Tinubu’s opponents to key into the ‘Renewed hope agenda’ of the President to build a virile economy for Nigeria.
“We were very glad to receive the report of the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Supreme Court.
“So, we use this opportunity on arrival on the Nigerian soil to also congratulate him and our party, APC.
“We had no doubt that he won the election. We had no doubt that this was the will of God for Nigeria.
“And we pray that God will give him the wisdom, the health and sound mind to pilot the affairs of this country for the next 4 years.
“And we are also praying that those who contested against him up to the courts, see the need to drop all their hatchets and join to build a greater Nigeria, particularly at a time of this kind of economic difficulties.
“So, congratulations to us. Congratulations to Mr President,” he said.
While giving update on the politicking that led to the emergence of the Speaker of Tanzanian parliament, Tulia Ackson as the IPU President and Senator Akpabio as member of the IPU Executive Committee, Hon. Kalu said that an unusual deft move by the Nigerian delegation to the 147th Assembly broke the 59 old jinx.
Recall that IPU has the membership of 179 parliaments with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Deputy Speaker said that Nigeria was happy with the development, stressing that it has henceforth granted her access to major parliamentary decisions of the global community.
Hon. Kalu who initiated the idea and nominated Akpabio for the position said the Senate President was a man competent and most qualified for the job.
The Deputy Speaker said that Nigeria has now taken her rightful place in the global legislative map.
Hon. Kalu also expressed gratitude to the body of world parliaments for electing the speaker of Tanzanian parliament, Tulia Ackson as the President of the Union.
. TheWitness
