Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has promised to bring to the National Assembly a lot of reforms if made the Senate President.
The Senator-elect for Ikot-Ekpene Senatorial District, Akwa Ibom State, made the promise on Monday shortly after he held a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa to inform him of his aspiration to become the next Senate President.
His words: “A lot of reforms! Akpabio is known as an uncommon transformer. Akpabio is known as a man who is result-oriented.
“You will recall that when I was a governor, I brought a lot of innovations to bear, infrastructurally, educationally, socially and otherwise and also in terms of human empowerment.
“I intend to bring a lot of reforms into the Senate, in the way and manner we do business, to assist the next administration to succeed. We will be very thorough in doing everything; we’ll bring about loyalty to the Constitution, we’ll bring about loyalty to Nigerians.”
The former Akwa Ibom State governor said he would work towards empowering Nigerians, especially the youths.
“With the restiveness that we are seeing across the nation, we’ll do our best to make good laws and to assist the administration to bring about policies that will empower the youths of the country,” he said.
He added: “I made that promise even on the convention day that being a man who used to turn boys into men and who still does, I will like to work with the incoming President, who has also shown that example in Lagos State as a governor and thereafter as a leader of the APC in Nigeria.
“He has continued to turn boys into men and as the President of the country, after his swearing-in, I expect that he continues to do so.”
Akpabio said he had consulted widely with other leagislators and the leadership of the party on his aspiration and that the response had been positive.
