Senate President, Bukola Saraki has said that the National Assembly (NASS) and the Presidency have met to discuss ways of working together for the good of the nation.
Saraki stated this as he answered questions on the outcome of the meeting between the leadership of the NASS and President Muhammadu Buhari held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Wednesday night.
According to him, the meeting was very useful, and this kind of interaction helps in ensuring smooth relationship between the two arms of government.
“We discussed a number of issues. The general commitment is that, yes, the National Assembly has legislators from different parties but now we are representing Nigeria.
“We have a common goal to see that we work together for the interest of the country as a whole,’’ he said.
“We are talking about what will make Nigeria work, we are talking about the promises we made during elections.
“Those are the big issues we are talking about and to ensure that there are no distractions.
“The focus is to ensure that the executive arm does things in the interest of the county.
“It is normal in democratic setting, from time to time, you see the parliament talking with the executive, and that is how to make things work,’’ he added.
The Senate president further said the NASS is commited to working with all arms of government and urged Nigerians to be confident that government is working.
“We are committed to work together and it is going to be for the good of Nigerians at large. It is a good development.
“We are all committed to what we are all elected to do in order to make Nigeria work.’’
