{"id":89814,"date":"2023-06-13T18:23:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T17:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/senators-give-verdict-on-godswill-akpabios-emergence-as-nigerias-senate-president"},"modified":"2023-06-13T20:36:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T19:36:55","slug":"senators-give-verdict-on-godswill-akpabios-emergence-as-nigerias-senate-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/senators-give-verdict-on-godswill-akpabios-emergence-as-nigerias-senate-president","title":{"rendered":"Senators give verdict on Godswill Akpabio\u2019s emergence as Nigeria\u2019s Senate President"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A cross-section of the newly inaugurated senators has commended the emergence of Godswill Akpabio (APC, Akwa-Ibom) and Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano) as Senate President and Deputy Senate President of the 10th Assembly, respectively.<\/p>\n

Akpabio and Jibrin were on Tuesday inaugurated as leaders of the 10th Senate.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the developments, Neda Imasuen (LP, Edo) commended the emergence of the duo of Akpabio and Jibrin.<\/p>\n

He noted that the multiplicity of parties in the National Assembly would foster a robust parliament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m very excited because we now have a robust parliament. It used to be two parties, and we now have eight parties in the Senate,\u201d Imasuen was quoted by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) as saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo the conversation will not be one-sided or two-sided; the conversation is going to be more robust and enterprising.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is going to be a situation where the debates cannot be partisan; it has to be a Nigerian debate. It is going to be good and better for the country,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Sen. Abdul Ningi (PDP, Bauchi), who avowed that the election was free and fair and without much-anticipated drama, said: \u201cThat is what makes the institution of the Senate different. The animosity and the fear of what happened in the last two days completely vanished.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said further: \u201cYou go into the hall and you see how people are embracing themselves, and that is parliament, and that is democracy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have refused to be intimidated by any enforcement, and that is why we said there must be an election.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know we are in the minority. The position I took was not the position of my party but that of the minority caucus, and as you could see, not all of us actually voted on the same page.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people actually went to negotiate, and that is parliament. But I believe in the next six months or so, we are going to bind together by putting the nation first.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ede Dafinone (APC, Delta) said: \u201cWe have a dynamic Senate President with an outstanding Deputy, both with excellent reputations and excellent track records.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hoping and praying they will follow the lead already given by President Bola Tinubu, who has hit the ground running. He has shown Nigerians that he is ready to get the job done, and the National Assembly must support him to do that.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith two dynamic leaders in position, I hope Nigerians will see that the Senate is ready to hit the ground running as soon as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Similarly, Osita Izunaso (APC, Imo), who had earlier stepped down for Akpabio, said that the most important thing was that democracy had been deepened.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it is not about winner or loser. There was no winner or loser because we are still first among equals,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cThe Senate is far different from the Executive, where one man calls the shot. We are all equals; we are all colleagues; and we are all sworn in today as senators.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish Akpabio well as Senate President. If I had won, I would also expect him to support me. I will give him support.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the female senators, Ipalibo Banigo (PDP, Rivers), said that the 10th Assembly would be a transformational assembly that would touch the lives of Nigerians.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerians will feel our impact,\u201d Banigo said.<\/p>\n

According to her: \u201cI will make sure that everything that is a problem for my constituents is given due attention in the Senate and in the National Assembly. As a woman, I will work with other women to progress on the issue of gender.\u201d<\/p>\n

Francis Fadahunsi (PDP, Osun), who noted that the election was keenly contested, avowed that \u201cwe will work together to ensure a rancour-free parliament.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A cross-section of the newly inaugurated senators has commended the emergence of Godswill Akpabio (APC, Akwa-Ibom) and Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano) as Senate President and Deputy Senate President of the 10th Assembly, respectively. Akpabio and Jibrin were on Tuesday inaugurated as leaders of the 10th Senate. 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