ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Senate President Godswill Akpabio, has expressed confidence that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration, will implement policies that will promote speedy resuscitation of moribund industries across the nation.
Senator Godswill Akpabio, who was representing Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District, noted that this is achievable with the cooperation of the National Assembly.
Akpabio said that “with the way the President has been exercising his mandate in the last 20 days, I am very confident that hitherto moribund and abandoned industries across the country would be given due attention with a view to providing jobs and business opportunities for our teeming youths”.
The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State spoke when he visited his predecessor in the senatorial district, Chris Ekpenyong.
“I am here today to thank you on behalf of the Stability Group for the support you gave to us during our consultations for the Office of the President of the 10th Senate.
“Not minding the fact that you are a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) member, you rose in support of my aspiration, despite our political differences.
“Your support went a long way into ensuring victory for us. Politics is gone. We have put behind all our differences and this is the time to work for the people.
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“I am an apostle of politics without bitterness. I have put behind all that happened in the past because we need to run an all-inclusive administration where the interest of Nigerians would be paramount in whatever actions we take,” he said.
On his part, the House of Representatives Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has expressed confidence that the new National Security Adviser (NSA) and the service chief would rejuvenate the nation’s security architecture form peace and development.
In a statement by his Special Adviser Media and Publicity, Musa Kirshi, the Speaker said the appointments of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as NSA; Maj.-Gen. C. G. Musa as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS); Maj.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja as Chief of Army Staff (COAS); Rear Admiral E. A. Ogalla as Chief of Naval Staff (CNS); AVM H. B. Abubakar as Chief of Air Staff (CAS); DIG Kayode Egbetokun as the Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) were in the best interest of Nigeria and Nigerians.