Senate President Godswill Akpabio says the national assembly will be instrumental to the implementation of the supreme court judgement on financial autonomy to local government.
The senate president spoke in Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom, on Thursday when he received the state members of the All Progressive Congress (APC)
News About Nigeria reports that the state members were said to have at a point defected with former Interim National Secretary of the party, Sen John James Akpanudoedehe, to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).
“I thank President Bola Tinubu for bringing the all needed autonomy to LGs through the intervention of the Supreme Court,” he said.
“The Senate, under my leadership, will tinker with the constitution to ensure that the judgement is fully implemented without any loopholes for manipulation by the practitioners.”
“The only thing permanent in life is change. Before coming into the APC, the party never won even a councillorship seat in the state. I came in 2018 and then leaders of the party saw me as an enemy.
“During the 2019 elections, the APC worked against the APC. We had the best chance to have won the governorship and other elections in the state, but the then-leaders refused to see it from that angle.
“I joined the APC so we would be linked to the centre. That dream finally came to pass in 2023. I am today the President of the Senate through the grace of God Almighty, the support of President Tinubu, and distinguished colleagues who elected me.
“God knew I meant well for our people, so he elevated me to the position of President of the Senate. When you raise people, your hands remain up and when you bring people down, your hands will also be down. So follow ‘person wey know road. I welcome you back.”
