APC Felicitates With Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, at 62
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the President of the Senate and Chairman of the 9th National Assembly, Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan, who turns 62 on Tuesday.
A press statement signed by the National Secretary of the party's convention committee, read in part:
"The APC family celebrates an experienced, cerebral, dexterous and patriotic federal lawmaker who as Chairman of the 9th National Assembly is enshrining a best practice, particularly in legislative-executive relations in Nigeria. In partnering with the executive, the 9th National Assembly under the watch of H.E. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan has chosen to work for public good and national interest.
"Commendably, H.E. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan’s collaborative leadership of the 9th National Assembly has achieved and sustained the long-eluded December-January budget cycle in an equally multi-partisan National Assembly. This has ensured better national planning.
"At party level, H.E. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan is a valuable partner-in-progress who is supporting the Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) mandate to reposition our great party and ensure peace, unity and true reconciliation across party ranks. H.E. Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan inputs as a member of the tripartite executive/legislative/APC consultative committee has ensured good governance and accelerated implementation of the Next Level Agenda.
"The APC family prays for good health and wisdom as the Senate President continues to contribute to national development and the growth of the APC."