Senate holds special session for Adamu, Kyari, Nasiha

The Senate on Wednesday held a valedictory session to mark the exit of the new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and two other members.

The others are the Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari, and Deputy Governor of Zamfara State, Senator Hassan Muhammad Nasiha.

In his presentation, Senate Leader, Yahaya Abdullahi (Kebbi North) congratulated the former lawmakers on their recent attainments.

Lawmakers took turns to speak glowingly about the three former Senators at the session.

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South), the Minority Leader urged the new National Chairman of the APC to deepen democracy in the discharge of his duties.

Senate President Ahmad Lawan described the emergence of four members of the National Assembly as party executives of the APC as a remarkable development in the political evolution and history of Nigeria.

“That the National Chairman, Deputy National Chairman (North), National Secretary and National Auditor are all people who are either completing their service in the Senate or were here before.

“What this goes to show is that the legislature is coming of age, that the legislature is now contributing to the political development and stability of our country, and we shouldn’t take this for granted.

“Even though the legislature has been the most disadvantaged arm of government out of the three, I think it is rapidly developing”, Lawan said.

The APC Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, in his remarks on the floor, assured that the newly elected lawmakers in the APC would protect the integrity of the National Assembly within the confines of the party and its processes.

He also extended a hand of friendship to lawmakers in the minority party to become members of APC.