From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 10th National Assembly, Tajudeen Abbas, as he turns 58 on Nigeria’s Independence Day.
In a statement issued by Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President said he shares in the joy of Nigerians and well-wishers from around the world as they celebrate the humble Prince of Zazzau Emirate on his special day, particularly in view of his landmark contributions to the nation’s House of Representatives as the legislator who sponsored the highest number of bills in the 8th Assembly between 2015 and 2019, before sponsoring a record-breaking 74 bills, out of which 21 were signed into law, in the 9th Assembly between 2019 and 2023.
President Tinubu who described the Iyan Zazzau as the reputable public servant, noted that he had equally served in numerous Committees in the House, such as Commerce, Finance, Special Duties, Defence, Public Procurement, amongst others, before emerging as the House Speaker through an election which recorded the greatest winning coalition vote in Nigerian Speakership election history with an overwhelming majority of 353 votes out of 359 votes cast.
He prayed that God Almighty will continue to grant the respected academician greater wisdom and strength as the Speaker successfully sustains the worthy legacy of stable and productive leadership in the House of Representatives from the hallowed seat in determined pursuit of the actualization of the Renewed Hope agenda of the governing All Progressives’ Congress-led administration.