Senate President Godswill Akpabio yesterday lauded the performance of the Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, in the last eight months.

He said was no leakage of presidential communications to the Senate during the period.

Akpabio hailed Lado’s performance in the area of making communication between the Senate and President Tinubu seamless.

He added that with Lado, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Kano is already in the kitty of APC ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Akpabio said: “Let me put on record that since Senator Lado’s assumption of office as Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on National Assembly (Senate Matters), we have not had a single leakage of private communication between the presidency and the Senate.

“We have not had a single incidence of leakage because in government.

“Where government business is done on pages of newspapers and social media through leakages of information, it negatively rubs on national security.

“So, I want to thank you for upholding the tenets of what the government should be, what separation of powers is all about.

“Your performance in office generally within the last eight months, is unprecedented by transforming the office itself and making the synergy between the executive and legislature more robust and rewarding for the good of all.

“You are no doubt, a man of excellence and style who stepped into office and transformed it for better result delivery with the way you keep track of all the bills passed by us and those assented to by the President.

“Ahead of 2027, with the Deputy President of the Senate, the National Chairman of APC, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and your strategic self, Kano is already in the kitty of APC,” Akpabio said.

Senator Lado said President Tinubu has found in Akpabio not only a dependable ally but a statesman who understands the delicate art of governance and the importance of cooperation over confrontation.

“Mr. Senate President, your presence here is not only symbolic of the harmony between the Executive and the Legislature, it is a testament to the power of unity, the strength of shared vision, and the boundless possibilities when leadership is anchored on service.

“Your Excellency, permit me to especially commend your steadfast and visible support for our President.

“In you, Mr. President has found not only a dependable ally but a statesman who understands the delicate art of governance and the importance of cooperation over confrontation.

“You have not merely walked alongside the President; you have championed his Renewed Hope Agenda with conviction, defending it with clarity, articulating it with passion, and advancing it through legislative action,” Lado said.