By Olugbenga Salami
Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Michael Opeyemi Bamidele has said that the wealth of experience of the newly inaugurated President Bola Tinubu and his deputy, Senator Kashim Shettima in the executive and legislative arms of government will give them an added advantage to fast track growth and development in all facets of national life.
Bamidele, in a statement issued by his Media Office on Monday, believed that “Tinubu administration will herald the dawn of a new era of economic prosperity, rapid industrialization, national security, peaceful co-existence among the varying ethnic and religious groups across the nation.”
He added that the it would also ensure “the strengthening of national unity as well as the consolidation of our nation’s prominent status in Africa and in the world at large.”
Bamidele, who is also the chairman, Southern Senators’ Forum, Bamidele pointed out that the focussed and dogged implementation of the Renewed Hope Action Plan, which is the manifesto and development blueprint of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential campaigns, will enable the incoming administration to make milestone achievements.
He, therefore, urged Nigerians to be rest assured that the new captains in the ship of the nation are armed with the right compass to navigate the ship to our desired el-dorado.
The lawmaker, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, enjoined all well-meaning patriots, visionaries, democrats, technocrats, seasoned professionals, home and in the diaspora to join hands with the new administration to fix Nigeria, especially in the areas of infrastructural development, power generation and energy transmission, industrial growth, agricultural revolution, digital technology, education, health care delivery, rural development and greater urbanization of small cities and towns.
He further implored the civil society community, religious leaders, traditional rulers and other critical stakeholders of the political process to not only pray for the success of the new administration but should also ensure they play their roles through constructive engagement, positive criticism and agenda setting in order to move the nation forward.
Bamidele also felicitated with Tinubu and Shettima for their investiture by former President Muhammadu Buhari as the Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, GCON respectively on Thursday, 25th May, 2023.
According to him, “the national honours are well deserved by the two great leaders for their prominent, consistent and courageous contribution to democratic sustainability and good governance in Nigeria.”
