Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, has promised that the House would continue to discharge its duties to the people for development to thrive.
Abdullahi gave the assurance while fielding questions from journalists on Friday in Umaisha, Toto Local Government Area of the state.
According to him, members of the House will continue to remain focused and committed to their duties to bring development to the door steps of constituents.
Abdullahi (APC-Umaisha/Ugya) congratulated Muslims on their successful Ramadan fast and urged them to continue to pray for God’s intervention in overcoming the security challenges facing the nation.
“First, I want to commend members of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly for their foresight and commitments toward ensuring the progress and development of the state.
“Honestly, when this Assembly came into existence, I call on all of my colleagues that we should commit ourselves in sponsoring bills that will have direct impact on the lives of our people.
“And to the glory of God, we are into the second year of our tenure and the successes so far recorded by this present assembly is overwhelming and I urge them (members) to continue to sustain that spirit.
“I thank them for the confidence they have in my leadership and by God’s grace I will not fail them.
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“I will continue to carry them along by ensuring that we continue to work as a team in order to take the state to the next level of development,” he said.
“It is time for prayers. We should not be divided politically at this time. We should close ranks, come together for the unity and peaceful co-existence of this country,” he said.
The speaker also called on the people to pray for President Muhammadu Buhari, Gov. Abdullahi Sule’s administrations and all other leaders to succeed.
He advised those taking advantage of the present challenges facing the country to avoid unguarded utterances and actions that would further divide the people along political, religious and ethnic lines.
He noted that this was not the time for divide but people should unite and work for the progress and peaceful co-existence of the country.
