Senate under my leadership won’t disappoint Buhari —Lawan

President of the Nigerian Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the 9th National Assembly will not fail President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ola Awoniyi, the senate president’s aide, said in a statement he made available to newsmen on Wednesday, that Lawan made the promise during a town hall meeting in Gashua, Yobe State, on Tuesday night.

“We will make sure the ninth National Assembly gives him (Buhari) the full support needed to achieve the Next Level agenda in the interest of our people and the country.

“Though there are pockets of opposition from other sides, I assure you all that we won’t fail the President,” he said.

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He called on Nigerians to keep praying for the national assembly members, saying they are ready to work for the progress of the country.

“I solicit your prayers for all members of the National Assembly. I recall that I got 79 votes out of 107 Senators who voted during the Senate presidency election. This is above the All Progressive Congress votes.

“This shows that there is a cordial relationship along party lines, and that senators are ready to work for the progress of Nigerians and Nigeria.

“In the current Senate, I have the full cooperation of the senators from the opposition parties, including the Peoples Democratic Party, because of the tremendous love and trust shown to us by President Buhari,” he said.

There are widespread fears that Lawan will be a rubber-stamp senate president.

He has repeatedly asked Nigerians to disregard the insinuation, saying that as much as the national assembly under him would work in unity with the executive arm, it would never be a rubber-stamp assembly.

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