Director-general of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Prof Ayo Omotayo has said Nigeria must have a national focus to grow.
Omotayo said any country that is desiring to grow must have what he described as a national focus, stating that the lawmakers and the staff of assembly must work towards ensuring that whatever they do, is focused towards the growth and development of the country.
At a retreat organised by the National Assembly Service Commission (NASC), for both National Assembly and the state House of Assembly Service Commissions, Omotayo said if Nigeria must be a better society, individuals must carry out personal responsibility geared towards national focus.
“If we are going to have a better society, every individual in Nigeria must carry a personal responsibility and pursue a national focus.
“The president is not the government; the Senate president and the speaker are not the government. We must play our roles as individuals, if not, we will continue to blame ourselves. A nation works for anyone that plays his or her part. Everyone must think about the Nigeria we need.
“Have we reached that better society? In the case of Nigeria, the journey seems to be much longer. We have a sense of duty to turn the fortune of our country around,” he said.
Also, the senate president, Godswill Akpabio said the 10th Assembly will give priority to staff welfare.
Represented by Senator Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central), Akpabio said he knows the welfare issues they are battling with but that the 10rh Assembly will address it