The Leader of the Senate, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele on Tuesday reeled out the accomplishments of the 10th National Assembly, saying the upper chamber had been passing diverse laws aimed at creating an environment for economic competitiveness and positioning Nigeria for a $1 trillion economy by 2030. Bamidele, currently representing Ekiti Central, added that many of these legislative initiatives are already making a difference in the daily lives of the citizenry and collective prosperity of the country. He made these remarks at a meeting with the delegation of the United Kingdom Parliament held at the conference room, New Senate Wing, National Assembly Complex, and Abuja. 

At the session with members of the UK Parliament, Bamidele explained that the National Assembly would continue to play pivotal roles in building a resilient economy and functional political system, which guarantees the security of the citizenry. The Senate leader said the National Assembly has successfully passed laws aimed at creating an environment for economic competitiveness and positioning Nigeria for a $1 trillion economy by 2030 adding that, many of these legislative initiatives are already making a difference in the daily lives of the Citizenry.

Bamidele disclosed that the nation’s parliament is building synergy with different parliamentary associations and institutions across the world to address dearth of institutional capacity. In her own presentation, the leader of the delegation, MP Kate Osamor solicited for inclusion of more women in the National Assembly to address existing gender gap in the nation’s electoral offices. On the issue of gender sensitivity, the senate leader promised the delegation that the 10th senate would give issue priority attention the issue; recalling that during the 9th Senate was almost resolving the issue before it came an end in June 2023.