The Nigerian Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has dismissed the rubber stamp tag on the 9th senate.
Senator Lawan stated that the senate had on several occasions disagreed with President Muhammadu Buhari, and disclosed that the two arms of government had found a way of going behind the scene to settle their differences.
President Buhari had a frosty relationship with the Senate under the leadership of the immediate past leader, Bukola Saraki.
However, Lawan while speaking with Swage News said: “Do you know that we have disagreed with Mr. President, the executive arm of government, many times?
“People don’t know, because what we have adopted is to go behind the scenes and solve our problems.”
Senator Lawan also maintained that Nigerians have experienced better service under his leadership as Senate President.
He added: “I have also witnessed better service delivery to the people when there was cooperation and mutual respect between the two arms.
“I think I will be unfair to myself, to the people and to the senators who elected me to choose right from the beginning to just fight in the name of independence of the legislature.”
