Deputy spokesperson, House of Representatives, Hon. Philip Agbese said the 10th House under Speaker Tajudeen Abbas has been relatively peaceful unlike the in-house acrimony, leadership crisis and executive-legislative rancours that usually characterised past Assemblies.
He said this was due to the stunning leadership qualities of Speaker Abbas and how he always carries members of the House along in the scheme of things.
The lawmaker who represents Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo federal constituency of Benue State stated this in a chat with journalists in Abuja.
He said Nigerians are now seeing a different Parliament under Abbas, saying, the era of bickering and wasting precious time of the parliament on crisis that are seen as anti-progress and un-parliamentary, are over.
Agbese said, “The towering leadership qualities of Mr. Speaker, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas has accounted for the peace, unity and tranquility the House currently enjoys, as well as the harmonious working relationship with the executive and the MDAs thereunder.
“There were times in this country when the President was bullied and yelled at when he appeared before a joint session of the National Assembly to present budget estimates. This was done by aggrieved personalities who are members of the parliament.
“But you see this 10th Assembly, members of parliament are at peace with the executive, making the business of governance to move in neck breaking speed, to the advantage of the common people. It does not mean that the parliament is rubber-stamped; it simply means the lawmakers put the general interest of the people far above personal interests and both arms of government respect their boundaries in balancing their powers.
“This could only be possible in an Assembly where the speaker handles issues with maturity and sees Nigeria as his project and how the project grows is only his business, nothing more.
“These and many other qualities you cannot take away from the speaker of the 10th House and if you peep into the Legislative Agenda of the 10th House, you would believe that this is just an early morning on creation day. Nigerians should expect the best Assembly ever in the history of this country, under Abbas,” he said.
