Better days ahead - National Assembly to Nigerians

After a break of more than two months, the National Assembly resumed plenary yesterday with a promise to do more for Nigerians.

Members of the bicameral legislative chambers told the citizens that although the ongoing reforms by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu were yielding positive results, Nigerians still faced challenges.

Senate President Godswill Akpabio and House of Representatives Speaker Abbas Tajudeen gave the assurances in their welcome address to the returnee federal lawmakers.

They listed floods, insecurity, high cost of living, and erratic power supply as some of the challenges facing Nigerians but assured that the National Assembly would legislate with boldness and collaborate with the Executive to tackle the challenges.

Akpabio said: “Our people do not look to us for lamentations; they look to us for action. The banners of terrorism and banditry still threaten the countryside.

“The cost of living weighs upon the family table like an iron chain. The flickering of our national grid leaves cities in darkness and commerce in paralysis.

“We must revisit the Constitution — to make our federalism stronger, our governance more efficient, and our democracy more inclusive. Above all, we must wield our power of oversight with vigilance, so that the people’s money is spent for the people’s good.

“We must revisit the Constitution — to make our federalism stronger, our governance must be efficient, and our democracy more inclusive.

“Above all, we must wield our power of oversight with vigilance, so that the people’s money is spent for the people’s good.”