The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, is demonstrating the 10th National Assembly’s commitment to peace and development across the globe, a member of the House and deputy chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Dr Philip Agbese, has said.
The deputy House sokesman said Speaker Abba has already set the 10th House of Representatives and the nation on the path of history with some groundbreaking legislative initiatives.
The lawmaker representing Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency of Benue State said Rt. Hon. Abbas has gone a step further towards international peace and stability by collaborating with some top parliamentary bodies across the world.
Agbese said with Abbas’ unique leadership style, Nigeria was taking its rightful place among the comity of nations.
He added that the Speaker has made significant input on climate change, global peace, economic development, and regional stabilisation.
While urging Nigerians to be patient, he noted that the mission of the Speaker was to better the lives of Nigerian citizens.
“The Rt. Hon. Speaker is a man who believes in collaboration and partnerships. He recently represented the National Assembly at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Ghana and is currently at the P20 and G20 Conference in India.
“At both events, Speaker Abbas spoke passionately about the challenges facing Nigeria in particular and Africa in general, suggesting possible ways to address them. He harped on climate change, global peace, economic development, and regional stabilisation.
“He lamented the menace of deforestation, flooding, and other negative effects of climate change on Nigeria and the world. He was particular about how the agricultural and power sectors can be revived with foreign aid.
“May I also point out that Abbas’ participation in these conferences can’t be overemphasised. We can’t afford to wait for the consequences when the world comes to hand us legislative instruments that have no input from the country’s parliament.
“So, what Mr. Speaker is helping to do as our representative is to help build confidence in the development drive of the country being spearheaded by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. All these are to help Nigerians and citizens of the world globally to attain the Sustainable Development Goals.
“Abbas means well. The 10th House of Representatives is for all Nigerians. All we can do as a nation is to support this visionary leader and his colleagues,” Agbese stated.
