The People’s Democratic Party, PDP Governors’ Forum, has congratulated the newly elected leadership of the ninth National Assembly.
The Chairman of the Forum and Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa state who gave the congratulatory message in a statement in Abuja, urged the new NASS leadership to guarantee the independence of the legislature in accordance with democratic ethos, as well ensure that the rights of Nigerians were defended and well protected.
The Senate on Tuesday elected Ahmed Lawan as its President and Ovie Omo-Agege as Deputy Senate President, while Femi Gbajabiamila was elected as Speaker of House of Representatives and Ahmed Wase as Deputy Speaker.
Dickson said that what transpired in the National Assembly on Tuesday was democracy in action, urging them to be conscious of the fact that they emerged at a trying time in the nation’s democracy.
He said the principal officers assumed these high positions at a trying time in the nation’s democracy, saying this reality must not be lost on them.
