Saraki Promises Accountability and Trasnparency As Senate President

Senator Bukola Saraki, a top contender for the Senate presidency and Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Ecology,on Monday, June 1, reeled out his agenda for the eighth senate which would be inaugurated on Tuesday, June 9.

 

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, Saraki said, if he is elected for the position, he would ensure openness, transparency and accountability in the affairs of the Red Chamber.

 

According to the former governor of Kwara State, the senate under his leadership, would enact laws that would impact directly on the people.

 

He said: “One of the things I have observed and in looking at all our areas of responsibility, it’s largely the fact that in our engagement with many Nigerians out there, they wonder, ‘what do they do there? What happens in the National Assembly?’

 

“Some of the laws that we would pass are laws that would have direct impact on the lives of our people. Secondly, in the areas of representation, we must improve our ability to connect, and interact with the people we represent.

 

Saraki added: “There must be openness and transparency in even what we do at the Senate. In some of the things that we do, we must ensure that there’s accountability."