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Saraki: Acceptance speech by newly elected Nigeria Senate President

Following his election as the the president of the upper arm of Nigerian’s house of assembly, Senator, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has pledged to be just and fair to Nigerians, and also to defend the independence of the National Assembly. This he said in his acceptance speech at the inauguration of senators at the National Assembly . “I am most honoured and privileged to be elected to serve as President of the Senate. I accept w ith humility and respect the honour you have conferred upon me today,” “We have today demonstrated that even though we may belong to different parties, we are ultimately united by our common desire to entrench democracy and allow its principle guide our conducts. “The change that our people voted for is a change