Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has asked the management of the National Assembly to uphold the principles of merit, fairness and hard work in all their undertakings.
Saraki said it was necessary to reward hard work and be fair to all in order to increase productivity among the staff. A statement by the Media Office of the Senate President said that Saraki gave the admonition when he met with the National Assembly management led by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa.
He noted that it was important for the bureaucracy to bring their experience to bear on their activities in support of the Senate’s determination to deliver on its mandate to Nigerians. Saraki said:
“Our success depends on your cooperation, support and commitment. We appreciate your contributions to this institution. Many of you have been here for many years and have been contributing your own quota to national development. “We are at the beginning of our tenure of four years and it is our hope that we can work together as partners in the interest of the progress of this great country of ours.
“I think we have all seen from the last elections that the desire of Nigerians all over the country is the need for change, the need to move away from the business as usual habit and the need for us to try and reposition this country. “I think we are coming on that platform and we are committed to try and make sure we deliver to our people the dividends of democracy, but our ability to deliver also depends on you and how we work together.
“We don’t see any alternative now at this point in the history of our country than for us to try and meet the needs of our people and that is why we seek your cooperation. You have the experience, knowledge and ability,” he said.
He assured the management that the new leadership of the Assembly would be fair, equitable and just at all times. He said: “On our part, we will be fair, just and equitable.
We will ensure that merit is key; we will ensure that people are not pushed aside for one reason or the other, and we will ensure that there is justice at all times. “We want to see that merit and hard work are rewarded tremendously.
You have no cause for concerns. We will look at all your suggestions and what will make productivity better and we will do our best to ensure that”.