President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan has tasked the Igbos in the Southeast geo-political zone of Nigeria to take the opportunity provided by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to move to the centre of the Nigerian politics.
Lawan spoke on Sunday at the one year in office thanksgiving by Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state.
The event held at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri, Imo State.
Lawan said that the Imo governor had achieved so much in one year because he had taken politics beyond the Southeast to the centre.
According to him: “Today, we are celebrating one year of his Governorship in Imo State. The National Assembly is here.
:Let me say that the presence of the Vice President, representing the President, and all the Governors here is a very clear testimony of his relationship with the centre of Nigeria.
“He doesn’t waste time in looking for opportunity like this and the result is what you see. You have so much interventions. He has achieved so much in one year because he does not play his politics only in the Southeast.
“He has taken his politics to the centre as well and therefore I will take this opportunity to appeal to our people in the Southeast: Grab the opportunity to be at the center of Nigerian politics.
“APC administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is so willing, so liberal and forthcoming to support every part of Nigeria to make sure that Nigeria is evenly developed.
“So what we are witnessing here in Imo will be replicated in Ebonyi. We hope by the Grace of God Anambra is coming on board. We are expecting Abia to be on board. And, of course, we are hoping to bring Enugu on board.
“Nigeria should be a united country where the progressives provide the leadership for this country to be great.
“We have some issues today. We have some security challenges. No country ever developed without facing challenges but what makes the difference is the willingness, the capacity to fight your challenges and we can do this together and make Nigeria a safer place, a better place and make all the people of Nigeria to have a better life.”
The Senate President said Uzodimma, who was a Senator during the 8th National Assembly, served extremely well, adding that he distinguished himself a Senator of the Federal Republic.
Read him: “He was very reliable, predictable, passionate and he is someone you can always rely on. We served in so many other parliamentary organisations within and outside the country and we never found him wanting.
“So when he became the Governor of Imo State, I just thought Imo will be taken to the next level by the grace of God because they have gotten the right person.”
The Senate President assured Governor Uzodima that the Senate and the National Assembly in general would always be on his side, adding that; “We will continue to support you. We will continue to support the government of Imo State. We will continue to support the entire people of Imo State.”
On Lawan’s entourage to Owerri were the Senate Deputy Chief Whip, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Senator Sani Mohammed Musa, Senator Bello Mandiya and the Senate Spokesman, Senator Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru.
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