Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Monday
confirmed the receipt of President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter, informing
the National Assembly of his resumption to duty.
DAILY POST had
earlier reported that the President formally transmitted a letter to the
National Assembly, informing them that he has officially resumed his
duties as President.
The statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Turaki Adamu Hassan, Dogara admitted receiving the letter from the
Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly matters,
House of Reps, Hon. Suleiman Abdurhaman Kawu Sumaila.
The statement sent to DAILY POST quoted the Speaker as saying he will
read the letter to his colleagues during plenary on Tuesday since the
communication was meant for them.
Dogara said, “Tomorrow (Tuesday) I will read this to my colleagues on
the floor of the House and thereafter make comments from there.
“However, permit me to thank you for working hard to ensure that
there is harmonious working relationship between the Executive and the
National Assembly.”
“In your own case I can say it was an appointment that we can truly
say amounted to putting a round peg in a round hole or a square peg in a
square hole.
“So no wonder we have seen to some extent some form of understanding between the National Assembly and the presidency.
“We promise that we will cooperate more than we fight like I said
before; we will always fight and that has been the practice in all
climes and ours cannot be an exception but we will cooperate more in the
interest of our people rather than fight.”