Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has assured that his leadership will not be vindictive against those that contested against him for the position.
Dogara, while receiving former leadership of the House in his office Wednesday, promised to reach out and mend walls with his opponents.
He stated rancour – free House is needed to compliment the Executive on the delivery of electoral promises that brought the All Progressives Congress (APC) to power.
Former Speakers and Deputy Speakers of the House that were in attendance include – Agunwa Anakwe, Ghali Umar Na’aba, Patricia Olubunmi Etteh, Aminu Tambuwal, Babangida Nguruje and Emeka Ihedioha.
Others are the immediate past Leader of the House, Mulikat Akande-Adeola, her deputy, Leo Okuweh Ogor, immediate past Chief Whip, Mohammed Ishaka Bawa, his deputy, Muhammed Mukhtar and the immediate past Deputy Minority Leader, Suleiman Abdulrahman Kawu.
Dogara said, “We are committed to the peace and stability of the House with a view to attaining our legislative agenda that will compliment the efforts of the Executive in trying to bring about the change Nigerians voted for.
“Talking about healing the wounds and division that has been caused by Tuesday’s event, I assure you that we have been together and we know ourselves.
“We will come together and mend walls because some people may feel that they have lost.
“I want to tell them that they have not lost anything, as this remains a leadership that is for all.”
He also assured the former leadership that his emergence as Speaker was for no other purpose than for the delivery of dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
“Electoral victory was delivered to the APC because Nigerians were tired of excuses.
“They can’t wait any longer, and that is why we must as responsible leaders compliment the efforts of government.
“Because as legislature, we must work with the Executive to achieve the needed change that Nigerians voted for which is why we can’t begin to engage the executive in unnecessary bickering that does no good to the general wellbeing of Nigerians.”