Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stressed that legislators must prioritize collaboration over conflict with the Executive to drive national progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a documentary marking President Bola Tinubu\u2019s two-year tenure, Akpabio asserted, \u201cWhen elected into the National Assembly\u2026 your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It\u2019s not a boxing tournament. You are there to work in a bipartisan manner for the interest of Nigeria.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He highlighted the legislature\u2019s cordial ties with Tinubu\u2019s administration, noting its uniqueness as Nigeria\u2019s first government led by former senators. \u201cIf you spend all your energy fighting the Executive, who will work for Nigeria?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Akpabio highlighted some key legislative efforts by the 10th Assembly, including a bill mandating ministries and agencies to prioritize Nigerian-assembled vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe lose billions of dollars annually importing vehicles\u2026 that can be produced locally,\u201d Akpabio said, lamenting the collapse of industries like textiles, cotton, and palm oil. \u201cLook at Malaysia\u2026 leveraging palm oil to boost their economies,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Senate President endorsed Tinubu\u2019s \u201cNigeria First\u201d policy, vowing to back laws promoting domestic production. \u201cTaking Nigeria First means bringing industries back to serve our population of over 200 million,\u201d he stated, urging support for local entrepreneurs. \u201cEven if you produce vinegar\u2026 it will fly. With our population, producing bread could make you a millionaire.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing claims of rubber-stamping, Akpabio countered, \u201cPeople forget we\u2019ve made enemies by rejecting some presidential nominees. It\u2019s not everything the President brings that he takes back the same way.\u201d He cited the National Assembly\u2019s role in scrutinizing bills like the Student Loan Act, tax reforms, and minimum wage legislation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis government is not of theory; it\u2019s of action,\u201d he concluded, pledging continued focus on laws to \u201creduce hardship, open the economy, and empower youth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has stressed that legislators must prioritize collaboration over conflict with the Executive to drive national progress. In a documentary marking President Bola Tinubu\u2019s two-year tenure, Akpabio asserted, \u201cWhen elected into the National Assembly\u2026 your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It\u2019s not a boxing tournament. You are there to work in a bipartisan manner for the interest of Nigeria.\u201d He highlighted the legislature\u2019s cordial ties with Tinubu\u2019s administration, noting its uniqueness as Nigeria\u2019s first government led by former senators. \u201cIf you spend all your energy fighting the Executive, who will work for Nigeria?\u201d he questioned. Akpabio highlighted some key legislative efforts by the 10th Assembly, including a bill mandating ministries and agencies to prioritize Nigerian-assembled vehicles. \u201cWe lose billions of dollars annually importing vehicles\u2026 that can be produced locally,\u201d Akpabio said, lamenting the collapse of industries like textiles, cotton, and palm oil. \u201cLook at Malaysia\u2026 leveraging palm oil to boost their economies,\u201d he added. The Senate President endorsed Tinubu\u2019s \u201cNigeria First\u201d policy, vowing to back laws promoting domestic production. \u201cTaking Nigeria First means bringing industries back to serve our population of over 200 million,\u201d he stated, urging support for local entrepreneurs. \u201cEven if you produce vinegar\u2026 it will fly. With our population, producing bread could make you a millionaire.\u201d Addressing claims of rubber-stamping, Akpabio countered, \u201cPeople forget we\u2019ve made enemies by rejecting some presidential nominees. It\u2019s not everything the President brings that he takes back the same way.\u201d He cited the National Assembly\u2019s role in scrutinizing bills like the Student Loan Act, tax reforms, and minimum wage legislation. \u201cThis government is not of theory; it\u2019s of action,\u201d he concluded, pledging continued focus on laws to \u201creduce hardship, open the economy, and empower youth.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":25112,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-parliamentary-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25339"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25340,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25339\/revisions\/25340"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25112"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fctnewsgazette.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}