President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the leadership of the National Assembly to be patient with any legislation or law which they have certain misgivings about and engage the process in line with democratic practices.
He added that the retreat was an opportunity to interface and brainstorm as a government, while also commending the leadership of the ninth National Assembly for the cordial and warm relationship in the last one year. He added that the accelerated process of the 2020 budget and its review in the response to the coronavirus pandemic, the timely confirmation of his nominees and passage of critical legislations by the National Assembly are all testaments to the willingness and commitment of the legislative arm to playing its part towards delivering effective services to Nigerians.
The president said that he recently unveiled a nine-point priority development agenda of the present administration aimed at improving the livelihood of Nigerians within the next three years. He said he was aware that both the Senate and the House have adopted the new Legislative Agenda for the current Assembly.
Also, the President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmed Lawan, said the National Assembly decided to work together with the executive harmoniously to the benefit of Nigerians, adding that he was glad that the president expressed similar commitment.Lawan said the ninth Assembly is ready to live with the “rubber stamp” appellation inasmuch as it brings good governance to Nigerians.
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