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| Senate President, Ahmad Lawan |
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan on Monday said senators will be guided by national rather than personal interest in discharging their responsibilities.
Lawan stated this when he played host to chairmen of state chapters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Abuja.
He noted that the Senate will subsume any individual interest for “our collective interest.”
A statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa, quoted Lawan as saying that the Senate would focus on issues that would enhance better security environment, better power supply and an economy that will provide job opportunities for youths.
“These are things that will continue to unite us. It is when we are able to tackle those issues in the collective interest of Nigeria particularly, that we are able to enjoy the privileges that we have,” the Senate President said.
The APC senators, he said, are committed to the success of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, adding, “we will ensure we work seamlessly with President Muhammed Buhari and the party.
“We have been elected to represent the Nigerian people. Mr. President was overwhelmingly elected. We will have no difficulty in working with Mr. President.
He called for a dispute resolution mechanism in the APC to amicably resolve any issue that might arise within the party.
“From my experience in 2019 elections or the process leading to the elections, we need to have a better dispute resolution mechanism,” Lawan said.
Lawan noted that the APC needed to have such dispute resolution mechanism because the party could not afford to have any of its chapter in disarray.
He said that APC should be disposed to ensuring that all chapters of the party are able to contribute to national development.
“So I will advocate for a dispute resolution mechanism that will ensure that our party is able to deal with issues as they emerge.
“Of course, naturally, we may have disagreement from time to time but what is important and crucial will be how we are able to tackle the disagreement and come back to agree and move forward,” Lawan said.
He expressed gratitude to the PDP Senators for their overwhelming support, and reiterated his commitment to lead a bipartisan legislature.
According to Lawan, “we are happy we have the support of our colleagues from the opposition parties. They have demonstrated their commitment to work with us.
“We too have also resolved to work with them in the interest of our country and for Mr. President and our party to succeed in taking us to the next level”.
He thanked the states chairmen of the APC for their role in the victory of the party in 2019 general election.
Chairman of the Forum, who is also the Borno State APC chairman, Alhaji Ali Bukar Dalori, advised the APC senators to ensure smooth working relationship with the executive.
