Ekweremadu urges new legislators to brace up for the task ahead

The Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekwermadu has urged the Members-elect of the 8th Legislature to brace up for the task of nation building and to reciprocate the mandate given to them by their constituents.

He made the call yesterday  in his closing remarks at the four-day induction programme for the newly elected federal legislators in Abuja.

The Deputy President of the Senate described the legislature as the pillar of democratic governance, with a critical role in spurring and sustaining national action towards development.

Senator Ekweremadu said, given the quality of the resources, training materials, and presentations during the induction, he had no doubt that the incoming lawmakers had covered a long distance in understanding the rudiments of legislative practice and procedures.

He expressed gratitude to all those who made the induction programme a success, but noted that the journey to capacity building had just begun for the incoming federal legislators.