The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume has described the outcome of Tuesday’s National Assembly elections as a victory for unity.
He congratulated the President of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio and his Deputy, Sen. Barau Jibrin; as well as the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas and his Deputy, Hon. Benjamin Kalu on their election as principal officers of the National Assembly.
SGF described their emergence as victory for democracy to epitomise the unity of purpose, inclusivity in governance and stability in the polity for the realisation of the Renewed Hope agenda of the administration.
Akume said that the emergence of Sen. Akpabio and Hon. Abbas as the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively 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.”
He praised the lawmakers for their support in the emergence of the Principal Officers of the 10th National Assembly.
