Ikot-Ekpene (Akwa Ibom), Sept. 23, 2023 – The National Assembly will support the executive arm of government through the turbulent economic situation in the country.
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, made this promise on Saturday at a retreat for the leadership of the 10th National Assembly in Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State.
He said the legislature would support the executive in steering the ship of state through the current stormy waters, adding that the executive would not walk alone.
Akpabio stressed that the 10th National Assembly would walk hand in hand with the president and members of the executive to take the ship of state to the harbour of bliss and development.
“We know that the executive arm is steering our country through turbulent waters. The mark of a great sailor is not how he fares in calm waters, it is in how he powers through the rough seas.
“The Vice President of our dear country, Your Excellency Senator Kashim Shettima, GCON, thank you for honoring the leadership of the National Assembly with your presence in this retreat
“If His Excellency Senator Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and your good self must take the ship of state to harbors of bliss and development, then you must steer us out of the sheltered shore, through the rolling waves and stormy gales, and set the sails to weather every storm, safe in the knowledge that you are not alone.
“Tell Mr. President, that the leadership of the Tenth National Assembly (and by extension the entire National Assembly) says that he will never walk alone.”
Akpabio said the President Tinubu-led executive and the National Assembly was destined to give hope to our nation.
“My dear colleagues, when John the Baptist heard about the works of Jesus Christ, he sent his disciples to ask him, ‘Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?’
“It was not a religious question; it was a generational and rhetorical question. This question defines the hope and expectation of every nation, every people, every group, when change occurs.
“This is the question in the streets and highways of our dear country; ‘Is this the government that should come, or do we look for another?’
“The follow-up question is, ‘Is this the National Assembly that should come or do we look for another?’
“We believe we, the members of the National Assembly, have come at the right season.
“As the leaders of the Tenth Assembly, we must remember that the success of a leader depends on the achievements of the led.
“We must not only be worthy leaders but also dealers of hope for the entire membership of the National Assembly in particular and our nation in general.” (GBN)
