Work With Tinubu, Gana Tells 10th Assembly

Former minister of Information, Prof Jerry Gana, has called on the 10th National Assembly to cooperate with the executive to ensure rapid development in all sectors of the economy.

Gana stated this during the post-inauguration ceremony of his son, Hon. Joshua Gana, a member elected to represent Lavun, Edati, and Mokwa federal constituency of Niger State in the House of Representatives.

The former minister said Nigerians are expecting a time of rapid development from President Bola Tinubu-led government because the country has been moving at a very, very slow speed. 

“And the population is galloping. Because there are over 200 million people now, given the resource base of Nigeria, given the human talents given to Nigeria, and given all the lessons we have learned in the last 20 years or so, of democracy.

“I think the 10th National Assembly together with the executives, really need to combine to move forward rapidly, move forward with infrastructure development, because there cannot be real serious development unless you have the basic infrastructure of roads and railways and the kind of thing that will make goods and services move.

“The nation should have sound agricultural development, to be able to feed 200 million plus now. We wish we have the resources and then industrial development and then sound education, sound health, and all the factors,” he said.

According to the former minister of information, what Nigerians expect from the 10th Assembly, is for them to cooperate with the executive so that the nation can move forward rapidly into genuine development. 

“People are tired. I must confess, we wasted the last eight years. That is the truth. Nigerians have given the APC another opportunity. Let them move this nation forward rapidly. We will not take another excuse. No, they have learned enough,” he said.

Also, Hon. Joshua Gana, called for a renewed financial model that can support the massive infrastructural provision Nigeria is lacking.

He noted that the country needs accelerated development in all sectors, as he called for cushioning the hardship the removal of subsidies brought on Nigerians.

Gana also said that with the level of the economy, the country would need the cooperation of the legislature and executive arms of government.

He maintained that executive-legislative harmonious relation doesn’t portray any national assembly as a runner stamp. He assured his constituents that he will give them good representation.

The leader of the People’s Democratic party in Niger state, Senator Zainab Kure, urged the 10th Assembly to give the country sound legislation that would end insecurity, and economic rebirth through good oversight functions.