The Stability Group in the 10th Senate rooting for Senators Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau leadership of the Senate from June 13th on Thursday, hosted over 70 Senators-elect to a dinner at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja.
Information pieced together at the venue of the well attended dinner revealed that it was organized to enable the Senators-elect the opportunity to rub minds and compare notes on the progress so far recorded since it started consultations with relevant party structures, stakeholders, leaders of thought and Senators-elect on the aspirations of Senators Akpabio and Barau for the leadership of the 10th Senate.
It was also learnt that attendance at the Dinner cut across party lines, a confirmation that members of the Group were more than committed to handling issues brought before it in a bipartisan manner for national development and unity.
Speaking to newsmen shortly after the session, the preferred choice of the party, Senator Godswill Akpabio said the dinner was organized by the leadership of the group for members to further deliberate on how to collaborate with the president Tinubu-led administration for the benefit of Nigeria and Nigerians.
According to him, “today’s meeting is a continuation of the one earlier held at the Frazer Suites. We believe that it is important we continue to bond together because God has put us together for the next four years to work for the benefit of Nigerians in the 10th Senate”.
Speaking further, the former Senate Minority Leader said, ” we believe that every Senator irrespective of his or her political party is first and foremost a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
On the allegation that the Senate under his leadership would be a rubber stamped one, Akpabio said, ” the answer is very simple. In America, the Vice president is the Presiding Officer of the Sen