Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and state governors to support the re-election of committed members of the National Assembly.
Abbas appealed in his remarks at the National Convention of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, held at Eagle Square, Abuja, on Friday night, lamenting the high turnover of lawmakers, which he said comes at a cost to governance, lawmaking, and public resources spent on constant training and retraining.
He said, “Mr President, our Governors, I make this appeal with urgency. As we commit to continuity at the executive level, we must also secure stability within the legislature.
“The high turnover of senators and members over the years has come at a cost to governance, to lawmaking, and to public resources spent on constant training and retraining. Experience is lost. Institutional memory is weakened. Momentum, broken.
“I, therefore, urge deliberate efforts to support the return of committed and performing legislators so that together, the executive and the legislature can sustain this path and complete the work we have begun.
“We cannot continue to start every cycle afresh and expect consistent progress. The legislature is not separate from this journey. It is a partner in it. We legislate for the same reforms. We oversee the same programmes. We defend the same national interest.
“Our task as a party is clear. We must translate strength into results, policy into impact. We must translate leadership into trust.
“This is the discipline of progress. This is how nations move forward without losing ground. We cannot change direction in the middle of the journey. We cannot abandon progress halfway. We cannot trade certainty for uncertainty,” he stressed.
Abbas also said President Tinubu must continue the work he is doing for the country beyond 2027 for it to be completed.
“Today, the foundations are being reset. Revenues to states have improved. Transparency has increased. Infrastructure is advancing. Security coordination is strengthening. These are not isolated steps. They are part of a clear direction.
“This is why I say that President Tinubu must continue this work beyond 2027. Not for sentiment. Not for convenience. But because the work has begun, it must be completed.
“Because the foundation has been laid, and it must be built upon. Because the path has been chosen, and it must be sustained.
“Reform is not a sprint. Reform is a journey. Reform is a commitment. And that commitment requires continuity,” he added.
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