Lagos, Nigeria - President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the newly-elected leadership and the entire members of Nigeria's Seventh National Assembly, which was inaugurated Monday, a press release issued by the Presidency said. Jonathan expressed the belief that the re-election of Senator David Mark as President of the Senate and the election of Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as Speaker of the House of Representatives by their peers in the National Assembly were an affirmation of their leadership qualities and commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s democratic institutions.

'The President looks forward to working harmoniously with the re-elected Senate President and his deputy, as well as the newly elected Speaker and his deputy, other principal officers and all members of the 7th National Assembly on the implementation of his Agenda for National Transformation,' the release noted.

Pana 07/06/2011