Senate President, Bukola Saraki said the
nation’s political office holders have no choice
but to deliver on their promises to the people,
adding adding that those who fail to deliver
would risk being voted out by the electorate in
the next elections...
Saraki stated this in a goodwill message he
delivered at the 2016 National Political
Summit held on Monday, January 25 in Abuja.
He also said that the 8th National Assembly
will work closely with the executive to
eliminate corruption and entrench
accountability across all spheres of the public
sector.
The Senate President cautioned that
discretionary spending of government
resources, unbudgeted expenditures,
procurement abuses and diversion of public
monies for personal gains must stop.
"The 2015 general election has changed
Nigeria for good. Its implications will continue
to redefine the Nigerian political space for
sometime to come. For the first time, the
voice of the Nigerian people was definitive
and unmistakable. They wanted change.
"For those of us who by this election have
been entrusted with shaping the destination
we travel from now, there is a clear and
distinct warning, the change demanded by
Nigerians from the 2015 election is not
without consequences.
"The victory was won out of turmoil and
strife. It was an election won on the belief
that Nigeria, together, is our best chance of
becoming the greatest of all black nations.
"This victory represents the abiding desire
and struggle of the Nigerian people to build a
just and decent society where the people
matter and are the reason for government.
"This was a victory won with sweat and blood
for Nigeria to turn this page. The change
Nigerians demanded from the 2015 electoral
victory is based on the idea that Nigeria can
be made great again through a dedicated and
law respecting political class with the right
political value and vision," he stated.
According to him, the present hardship is a
blessing in disguise as it would definitely
challenge the leaders and Nigerians at large
to think out of the box and evolve innovative
solutions to weather the present economic
storm.
He said the National Assembly is reinforcing
its oversight role to ensure procedural and
output integrity in the administration of the
country adding that the National Assembly
will work with the executive to root out
corruption in the country.
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