Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Joe Ajaero-led Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) faction have hailed the peaceful resolution of the House of Representatives’ leadership crisis.
Atiku, who spoke in a statement yesterday through his media office in Abuja, noted that the amicable outcome of the tension in the House was in line with his position that compromise and accommodation were necessary in ending the deadlock.
NLC faction, in a statement by its Deputy President and General Secretary, National Union of Textile & Garment Workers (NUTGTWN), Issa Aremu, called on members of the National Assembly to settle down for legislative work.
He said the citizens were looking forward to progressive legislations for national development.
Atiku said the opposing sides in the House have demonstrated maturity, wisdom and sense of patriotism by finally arriving at a workable compromise.
The former vice president added that in any compromise, “you win some and lose some of your demands”.
He explained that he was constantly disturbed by how the crisis was adversely affecting the change agenda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration.
He hailed President Muhammadu Buhari for his fatherly role in the resolution of the National Assembly crisis.
The former Vice President explained that there should be no rivalry between the Executive and Legislative arms and that both should be united by the common goal of offering efficient service delivery to Nigerians.
The APC chieftain said: “As a stakeholder, I am committed to promoting harmonious working relationship between the two branches of government. I was once in government, and I knew why harmony and cooperation are essential in the success of presidential system of government.”
The former vice president urged the lawmakers to see themselves as partners in progress in the implementation of the change agenda.
He called on the warring parties to put bitterness behind them, and direct their energies towards the success of the governing APC administration.
The NLC faction hailed the Senate and House of Representatives for the new spirit of reconciliation, which led to their successful resumption of legislative business on Tuesday. It added that they “must swing into action immediately”.
The statement reads: “The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, closes the chapter of acrimony with his commendable apology to Nigerians for the unparliamentarily conduct of the recent time.
“Labour is encouraged also with the remark of the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki that “leadership is secondary. Primary responsibility is good governance”.
“This renewed sense of compromise by legislators should be reflected in their work ahead.
“The renewed reconciliation must now pave the way for real legislative business, which the Senate under the leadership of Senator Saraki has commendably started with the screening of the service chiefs as submitted by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“More than ever before, the Eighth National Assembly has enormous tasks ahead given the unacceptable level of poverty in the land, factory closures and mass unemployment.
“Nigerians look forward to progressive legislations for national development, wealth generation, enhanced productivity, protection of domestic industry, ensuring dignity of labour, creation of jobs and decent wage among others.
“Real reconciliation among legislators must start with good laws for good governance.
The NLC said the anti-corruption crusade of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) must be fair and just.
“All Nigerians acknowledge the renewed effort of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC under the chairmanship of Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde in investigating and prosecuting proven cases of corruption. There certainly cannot be development with pervasive corruption.
“However, labour urges EFCC to be fair and just in its dealings with suspects and avoid the pitfall of avoidable perception of bias. EFCC’s investigating and prosecution processes must be transparent and fair,” the statement said.
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