The Senate President Ahmed Lawan has said in the 9th Senate, former President Muhammadu Buhari assented to 120 bills within the period under review.
This comes as Lawan appealed to members of the Senate Press Corps to extend the same cooperation accorded the leadership of the 9th Senate to the incoming 10th Senate.
“In my 24 years as a lawmaker, this 9th assembly’s pressmen are the best I had ever seen, so I want to appeal to you all to extend the same co-operation you gave us to the incoming leaders of the 10th assembly because they would need it to succeed also, just the way we did,” he said.
Senator Lawan spoke on Wednesday during a valedictory session with the members of the senate press corps in Abuja.
A new leadership is set to emerge at the National Assembly on Tuesday.
According to Lawan the 9th Senate had a wonderful relationship with the press, stressing the Senate under his watch worked together as a people.
Enumerating the achievements of the Senate under his leadership, Lawan recalled how the 9th National Assembly was able to return the budget to January-December circle.
He added that the 9th National Assembly had the opportunity to work with one of the best parliamentary reporters in the history of Nigerian parliament.
He however revealed that the secret of their success was their ability to work together as Senators of the federal republic of Nigeria and not of parties.
He stressed that the unity was instrumental to the many successes recorded during the last four years.
“We achieved much in the 9th assembly because we were united among ourselves irrespective of our political parties. We resolved to work as Senators of Nigeria and not that of our parties.
“Another aspect was the fact that, you stood by us, you reported us as partners in progress of the project Nigeria. Your relationship with us was cordial and that translated into the action we put in working for the nation, I want to thank you all for your professionalism in parliamentary reporting”.
