INTERVIEW: I will be uncommon Senate President – Akpabio
Former Governor of Akwa-Ibom State and candidate for the Senate Presidency spoke with journalists after the Democracy Day celebration in Abuja and laid out his preparation to clinch the top job
Excerpt:
The coast seems clear to you, what are you bringing on board if you eventually win?
Robust legislative debate which I do everything possible to ensure that we meet the aspirations of Nigerians. We will hold public hearings before we take any decision in the interests of Nigerians, for the betterment of Nigeria.
We will think Nigeria first, every senator irrespective of political party must come into the chambers as a senator of the federal republic of Nigeria.
So, we have a lot to do. We must assist the president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to put the right policies in place by we putting the right legislations in place to make sure that business thrives and create employment opportunities for Nigerians.
I assure you that every senator is important and there’s no political party once I’m inside there, everybody is important and all political party shall be carried along.
How do you intend to pacify those who are not on the same page with you?
In the business of politics not everybody will be on the same page. But here, we have over 90 percent of people supporting the choice of the party and I believe that even those that are not on board, I assure them that I will carry them on board.
With over 90 percent that seems like victory for you…?
I won’t say anything but I will say we leave it to God almighty. But I must thank the chairman of the progressive governors forum and the governor of Imo state and former governor of Kano State and all former governors in the APC and all the governors in PDP and other political parties and even all the political parties we have visited who have shown so much support in having one Nigerian National Assembly, one Nigerian senate and a senate that will work for the good people of Nigeria. That is my pledge and I assure you that it shall be uncommon.
