10th Senate Will Rubber Stamp What’s Good For Nigerians, Says Akpabio

The anointed candidate for the position of the 10th Senate Presidency, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has said that the National Assembly, if elected, would not be a rubber stamp parliament but would “rubber stamp whatever is good for Nigerians and what Nigerians want.”

Akpabio stated this at a dinner organised for him and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position of the deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, by some Senatorselect under the aegis of Stability Group.

The former governor of Akwa Ibom State said with him as Senate President, things would work better for Nigerians.

“Things would change in Nigeria for good under this administration and that is our promise to Nigerians. Be rest assured that we shall succeed by the special grace of God,” he said.

Akpabio, according to a statement by his media office, said the dinner was organised by the leadership of the group for members to further deliberate on how to collaborate with the President Tinubu-led administration for the benefit of Nigeria and Nigerians.

He said the meeting was a continuation of the one earlier held at AV Suites.

“We believe that it is important we continue to bond together because God has put us together for the next four years to work for the benefit of Nigerians in the 10th Senate,” Akpabio said.

Speaking further, the former Senate Minority Leader, said “We believe that every Senator irrespective of his or her political party is first and foremost a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”

On the allegation that the Senate under his leadership would be a rubber stamped one, Akpabio said, “The 10th Senate is made up not only men and women of high integrity but people of diverse