Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio’s emergence as President of the 10th Senate on 13th June, 2023 raised high expectations. Not just because
President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, presided over the Senate plenary on Tuesday,February 20, 2024. Photo: Twitter
With those soothing words, Akpabio gently signposted his leadership direction. With the full complements of its body of Principal Officers, the flight of the 10th Senate took off smoothly. However, the flight ran into a slight turbulence before reaching cruising level. In his usual way, Akpabio tabled the matter at a plenary session beamed live on Television. At the session, Senator Solomon Adeola Olamilekan, Chairman of the Appropriation Committee, gave a lucid explanation to what seemed unclear to Ningi in the budget. Olamilekan’s explanation should have been sufficient to douse the tension and settle the matter once and for all but Ningi remained defiant. This forced the Leader of the Senate, Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, to intervene and return fire for fire.
While still screening the ministerial nominees, the Senate received an executive communication from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with respect to the Economic Community of West African States . It was about a political crisis in the Republic of Niger caused by the overthrow of the democratically elected government of that neighbouring country in a military coup on 26 July, 2023.
A day after the letter was read, which was a Saturday, Akpabio led the Senate into an executive session. Rising from the closed door session, Akpabio announced, at Plenary, the Senate’s response to the Presidential communication.
Akpabio has applied his leadership acumen to engender stability in the red chamber, which has enabled the Distinguished Senators to focus on their statutory responsibilities. Bills and motions are being passed without distractions. Akpabio’s tenacity, constant and prompt interventions facilitated the completion of the renovation of the Senate Chamber which is now in use.
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