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Godswill Akpabio
39 quotes
“It is very difficult to negotiate for peace in an atmosphere of crisis.”
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Recorded in: Minimum wage: We won’t accept starvation wage, NLC president tells Akpabio, Abbas. 3 June 2024, Tribune Newspaper.
“I hope you know we are also labourers. We are all labourers.”
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“In the business of politics, not everybody will be on the same page.”
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Recorded in: INTERVIEW: My plans for Nigeria if elected Senate President — Akpabio. 12 June 2023, Premium Times Newspaper.
“Those who want to protest can protest, but let us be here eating”
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“Today, I stand before you humbled, honoured, and filled with an overwhelming sense of gratitude and responsibility as I acknowledge and accept your call to serve as the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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“I assure you that I will discharge the responsibilities of this office with utmost dedication, integrity, and fairness.”
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“The national interest must always come first.”
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“We may belong to different political parties, but we all belong to one nation.”
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“Our joint efforts will be one of teamwork.”
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“Together, we shall reach and surpass the expectations of the Nigerian people regarding us, and our roles in building a better, safer, more inclusive, prosperous, efficient and ethical country.”
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“Our laws must, therefore, align with the vision of Mr. President to protect and provide for our people at the innermost core of their essence while our actions must also guarantee the best and most efficient use of our national commonwealth.”
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“We will, as a forward-looking Senate, pass laws that emphasise economic viability, social acceptability and environmental sustainability, to encourage alternate and green technologies without prejudicing our developmental needs.”
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“Our Senate, the 10th Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, will be a Senate for all Nigeria.”
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“This leadership shall be yours. It shall be a servant leadership; it shall be an uncommon leadership.”
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“Your dreams, your aspirations, and your well-being will be at the heart of everything we will do in this Senate.”
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“I urge you to remain hopeful, steadfast, and united.”
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“Our Senate will remain watchful of, and will be responsive to, these events..”
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“Our nation is better off with you at the helm of affairs.”
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“Thank you all, and may God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”
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“We meet again in this chamber — preserved by the mercy of Almighty God and entrusted once more with the noble charge of legislating for our Republic.”
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“The hopes of our people do not sleep. The burdens of governance do not take leave.”
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“It is therefore fitting that we return not merely to our seats, but to our solemn duty as custodians of the people's trust and stewards of their welfare.”
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“The Senate must remain a beacon of stability, wisdom and national purpose.”
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“History will judge us not by the volume of our debates but by the value of our decisions.”
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“When elected into the National Assembly, whether in the Senate or the House of Representatives, your constituents will not give you boxing gloves. It's not a boxing tournament.”
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“As the most ranked Christian in government, God has specially and graciously transformed and prepared me for the task ahead. I belong to all denominations, but I am lucky and happy to be a Catholic.”
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“This Chapel shall stand as a moral compass in the machinery of governance. Here, lawmakers will seek wisdom before exercising legislation... For before there were parliaments, He spoke order into chaos. Before there were constitutions, He established justice in the foundations of the earth and inscribed His will upon the conscience of humanity.”
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“We must continue praying without ceasing so that the evil doers, the perpetrators of violence, and their wealthy financial sponsors shall be thoroughly exposed by the state. If these saboteurs are embedded within the apparatus of government, they shall be exposed to the public. If they operate from outside the structures of government, they shall equally be exposed and brought to justice.”
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“I assure you that I will discharge the responsibilities of this office with utmost dedication, integrity, and fairness. I am humbled because your choice reflects the collective will of the Senate, this assembly of Nigerians.”
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“Let me seize this opportunity to urge my compatriots to be patient with your government as we lay again the foundations of this house.”
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“Do not despair when the winds blow strong or the scaffolding shakes.”
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“For a nation is like a mighty cathedral, it is not raised overnight, but stone by stone, prayer by prayer, hand by hand.”
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“Transformation is not the burden of one arm of society, nor the privilege of a select few. It is a covenant of partnership.”
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“We shall continue to support every lawful effort that strengthens our national security architecture because peace is the first infrastructure of development.”
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“Roads cannot flourish where fear governs the highways. Investors cannot build where kidnappers build camps. Farmers cannot feed a nation while fleeing their farms. Children cannot prepare for tomorrow when they are afraid to attend school today.”
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“Every appropriation for security and every law that protects lives is an investment in Nigeria’s future.”
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“Insecurity is not selective. It tests our collective resolve and reminds us that peace is not inherited — it must be constantly defended.”
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“The task of nation‑building requires patience, sacrifice, and unity of purpose, but those entrusted with this responsibility must also be protected.”
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“Let us work together to build a nation where everyone can live together in peace, harmony and prosperity.”
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