The need for a greater synergy between the Executive and Legislature has been canvassed to ensure a hitch free movement in government machinery.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) Ita Enang, while speaking to State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday, said he will like to see a better synergy between the two arms of government, ahead of the resumption of the 9th National Assembly.
Enang, while commending the peaceful conduct of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections, called on those aggrieved to follow the time tested peaceful methods to address their grievances.
Enang congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo for their victories at the polls, even as he advised winners to moderate their actions.
“What we as a government and a people should do is to ensure that our statements, our actions, our celebrations and our reaction to those who lose should be tempered, temperate, measured, humble and such that are not capable of inciting the other party to anger,” he said.
“All those who won either as Senators or members of the House of Representatives, must work to promote greater harmonious relationships between the Executive and Legislature to avoid unnecessary frictions that slowed down machinery of governance,” he added.
Enang who advised Winners to speak less and work more to bring about unity and integration of those who have lost, noted that “The real winners in this election are the Nigerian voters; and we are conscious that about 11 million people voted for the other party while 15 million voted for our party.
“We will take steps to ensure that we meet the aspirations of those who voted.
“What were their considerations? What did they want government to do? We will take that up and do.
“For the incoming members of the National Assembly, first, for the members who have been reelected; first as Senators and members of the House of Representatives is to congratulate them; for those who are elected new and are coming in, we congratulate and welcome them; we are praying that their actions should also be conciliatory and in the next election we are going in on March 9, next week, we should look at as a party and as a government, the areas and the pitfalls and address them so that there would be peaceful election.
“This election is closer to the people; closer to the grassroot and tempers are likely to be higher, so they should measure their campaign actions and speeches.
“The security agencies did well; they should maintain the tempo, so that their neutrality will be sustained; the police, the Army, NSCDC and all other security agencies should maintain absolute neutrality in that exercise; they should sustain that so that the credibility that has been given to this election by the monitors and the international community is sustained.
“Finally, I will urge the opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to also measure their statements and reactions and their decisions.
“ If they have grievance, let them pursue them through appropriate constitutional channel,” he said.
