President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed confidence in the rising political profile of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, who he said always put Nigeria’s interest above every other thing.
The President, in a statement to mark the Speaker’s 50th birthday anniversary today, Sunday, emphasized that he was impressed with Dogara’s rising political career and his leadership style at his relatively young age.
According to Buhari, the Speaker’s performance has reinforced his confidence in the country’s youth, saying: “with Dogara’s performance as Speaker, fears that the country’s younger politicians have been pushed into background are unfounded.”
The President said that his administration would always encourage the younger generation, adding that he was optimistic of closer working relationship with the legislature in order to fast track the implementation of critically important national policies and programmes. [myad]
