The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has urged the individuals of the South East to support the President Bola Tinubu-led administration in its quest to ship dividends of democracy to Nigerians.
Kalu made the decision whereas delivering his remarks on the All Progressives Congress South East Stakeholders’ assembly in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital on Sunday.
Highlighting the achievements of the Federal Government in varied sectors of the economic system, Kalu assured the people who Tububu is working arduous to make life simpler for them.
“Aside from our supportive legislative actions, President Tinubu has applied daring reforms to stabilize the economic system. The unification of the FOREX market and redirecting funds to vital sectors like healthcare, training, and infrastructure have boosted investor confidence, making the Nigerian Stock Exchange, one of many top-performing inventory exchanges globally.
“In strengthening nationwide safety, important investments have modernized and outfitted our safety forces. Over 4,600 hostages have been freed, greater than 9,300 hostiles neutralized, and over 7,000 terrorists and bandits arrested.
“The National Assembly under the leadership of the All Progressives Congress will continue to leverage legislative interventions to reposition S/East and indeed the nation,” an announcement issued by Kalu’s spokesperson, Levinus Nwabughiogu, quoted him as saying.
He referred to as for collective effort support in the search for the creation of one other state in the area, including that the decision for the discharge of the chief of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, “is resonating as one of the keys to resolving the security challenges in our zone”.
He urged the APC household to work more durable towards taking on energy in extra states in the South East, saying, “While we have a good time these achievements, we should acknowledge that there’s nonetheless a lot work to be executed.
“The APC’s presence in the South East isn’t as strong accurately. Out of 5 states, we’ve solely two below our get together’s management. This isn’t sufficient. We should push to deliver the remaining on board, both by changing these in opposition governorship seats or by profitable the states outrightly.
“Our voyage is not the journey of one man. A one-man party never conquers. Strength is in unity. There is no strength in disunity and division. It boils down to how far we want to go. If we aim to go high and wide, we must hold each other’s hands while allowing stakeholders to hold their stakes firmly and efficiently in their various areas of strength.”