President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the Ninth National Assembly under the leadership of Senate President Ahmad Lawan, noting that the cooperation with the executive should never be regarded as a sign of weakness but strength.
He stated this in a message delivered by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari at a birthday get-together hosted Wednesday by the Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu in honour of Lawan who clocked 63.
Buhari also noted that contrary to notion that the role of the parliament was to oppose government, the National Assembly just like the judiciary are to work in a complimentary manner with the executive arm of the government.
On his part, Senate President appealed to politicians irrespective of their affiliations to work towards building consensus on critical national issues.
He noted that regardless of the party any politician belongs to, there are certain things they cannot afford to do, warning that they can’t be politicians unless there is a country.
