President Bola Tinubu will get needed legislative support from national assembly on removal of petrol subsidy, Godswill Akpabio, the senate president, has said.
Akpabio said this after his emergence as the country’s number three citizen on Tuesday.
The senator representing Akwa Ibom north-west was elected senate president after polling 63 votes, to defeat Yari, his challenger, who had 46 votes.
Speaking during his acceptance speech, Akpabio said the 10th assembly will be “forward-looking” and ensure that legislative backing is given to policies and programmes of the president.
“We shall have a seriously forward-looking senate that will emphasise economic viability, social acceptability, tackle environmental issues and bring about sustainable growth,” he said.
“We must provide the required legislative framework and legal environment for President Tinubu to anchor the policies and programmes that he espouses for the country.
“I want to offer special commendation to the president for the bold step he has so far taken, particularly on the issue of petrol subsidy.
“If it requires legislative backing, we shall give. We must begin to produce our own fuel in Nigeria. We must begin to encourage the production of diesel and other products in this country.”