Adetokunbo Abiru, the Senator representing the Lagos East Senatorial District, has defended the legislative arm’s consistent alignment with executive bills and loan requests. He dismissed the popular public perception that the tenth assembly functions merely as a rubber stamp, arguing that collaboration between both branches of government is vital for national development.
According to a video posted on the Official YouTube channel of Arise News on Sunday May 24, 2026, while explaining the inner workings of political party loyalty and governance, he stated, “we are members of the same party, so we have no choice but to support Asiwaju’s government when we see good causes.”
The federal lawmaker clarified that this support is not blind compliance but a calculated effort to ensure political cohesion and progress. He noted that all executive requests undergo rigorous debates, scrutiny, and sustainability checks in the chamber, ensuring that any approved policy serves the ultimate structural interests of the general public.
Abiru further detailed that party members bear collective responsibility for the successes and failures of the administration. He insisted that when the government presents well-conceived initiatives for critical infrastructure or economic restructuring, party members are fundamentally duty-bound to facilitate implementation rather than creating artificial bottlenecks that stall critical state growth.
In his concluding remarks, the legislator urged Nigerians to view executive-legislative harmony as a mechanism for stable governance rather than a compromise of independence. He expressed confidence that this united front within the ruling party remains entirely necessary to successfully navigate the ongoing economic adjustments and secure sustainable future wealth for citizens…See More
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