10th Senate achievements unprecedented in lawmaking —Akpabio’s Aide

By Henry Ojelu

Kenny Okolugbo, media adjutant to Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has reeled retired what helium described arsenic unprecedented achievements successful lawmaking, economical reforms, and governance nether the enactment of his principal.

Okolugbo who made the disclosure successful Abuja connected Monday, said the 10th Senate has, wrong 2 years, passed much than 90 bills, retired of which 52 person been signed into instrumentality by President Bola Tinubu.

He described the Senate’s grounds arsenic a testament to Akpabio’s “uncommon enactment style,” adding that the precocious enclosure has contributed immensely to stabilising the economy, improving fiscal policies, and promoting inclusive improvement crossed the country.

According to him, interventions by the Senate person helped fortify the naira and trim inflation, which presently stands astatine 20.12 per cent, showing a 4.23 per cent betterment successful caller months.

“We are not yet there, but determination is airy astatine the extremity of the tunnel,” Okolugbo said.

He listed cardinal legislations specified arsenic the Student Loan (NELFUND) Act, which enables indigent students to entree acquisition loans repayable lone aft employment, and the Tax Reform Bill, which was initially resisted but aboriginal passed to grow the taxation nett and easiness burdens connected low-income earners.

Other notable achievements, helium said, see the transition of the Minimum Wage Act, which doubled workers’ wage by 100 per cent and exempted those earning the minimum wage from idiosyncratic income tax, arsenic good arsenic the constitution of 5 determination improvement commissions crossed the South East, South West, South South, North West, and North Central zones.

“These commissions volition bring governance and improvement person to the people, addressing long-standing issues of determination imbalance,” helium added.

Despite not receiving the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategy Paper from the Executive, the Senate, according to Okolugbo, has already taken proactive steps to widen the implementation of superior projects successful the 2024 and 2025 budgets to forestall economical disruptions.

He disclosed that plans are underway to convene a National Security Summit to code the basal causes of insecurity successful the country, portion the Electricity Act has been strengthened to forestall arbitrary tariff increases. “We cannot proceed to wage higher bills for energy we seldom get,” helium noted.

Okolugbo said the achievements of the 10th Senate beryllium that legislative effectiveness is not measured by confrontation with the Executive but by constructive collaboration that delivers tangible results for Nigerians.

He praised Akpabio’s enactment style, describing him arsenic “a antheral successful a hurry to execute results.”

He said, “Working with him gives maine penetration into wherefore helium was called the Uncommon Governor during his tenure successful Akwa Ibom. His developmental strides past inactive talk for him today.”

Okolugbo besides commended the Deputy Senate President for ensuring creaseless legislative concern whenever Akpabio is away, maintaining that determination is nary vacuum successful the chamber’s operations.

“The 10th Senate remains focused connected passing laws that volition thrust economical growth, fortify democracy, and amended the lives of Nigerians,” helium said.

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