The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen has lamented that inexperienced lawmakers representing the North-west region are not making an impact in the 10th House unlike in the 9th Assembly.
Abbas in a statement issued Sunday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Speaker, Musa Krishi said the National Assembly is an institution where the older you are in the system, the better you become.
Speaking at the APC stakeholders’ meeting for the Northwest in Kaduna on Sunday urged the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje to ensure that he does everything humanly possible for current (APC) members of the National Assembly and States Houses of Assembly to return in 2027.
Abbas stated: “On the issue of the high turnover of members of the National Assembly, this is a golden opportunity under your tenure to ensure that you do everything humanly possible for current (APC) members of the National Assembly and States Houses of Assembly to return in 2027.
“Some people may say there are others waiting. But I need to emphatically mention that the National Assembly is an institution where the older you are in the system, the better you become.
“Today, the Northwest, based on the 2023 elections, is worse off. That is the reason, perhaps, we did not get the kind of prominence we should have gotten. So, let’s ensure that only the worst of us do not get reelected. We should give the competent ones the opportunity to return to the National Assembly.”
