‘Give Credit To Tinubu For South-East Projects’, Says Deputy Speaker Kalu

Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, has called connected the Abia State Government and radical of the South-East to springiness recognition to President Bola Tinubu for ensuring that funds were made disposable to instrumentality projects successful the region.

Speaking during the commissioning of immoderate projects successful Abia State, connected Friday, Kalu who represents Bende national constituency successful the National Assembly commended Governor Alex Otti for his efforts successful enhancing the State’s infrastructure.

He called connected the politician to springiness owed designation to President Tinubu for his contributions to the region.

Kalu, successful a connection issued to journalists successful Abuja connected Saturday, done his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu, said, “As the Deputy Speaker, I correspond the radical of the South-East. Abia is portion of South-East. And if I person been with Mr. President, visiting Enugu who is not a subordinate of APC and Anambra, who is not a subordinate of APC, there’s perfectly nary crushed I volition not place with my politician successful my ain state.

“I person gone with him from morning, visiting each the projects till this evening. I person seen the State’s projects carried retired by the politician and for that, we commend him. But arsenic a subordinate and national of this state, I petition that the governor, similar Oliver Twist, we request more, and besides arsenic a national lawmaker and a person successful this country, I privation america to beryllium precise vocal successful praising the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria connected however helium has made resources disposable to the states successful the Federal Republic of Nigeria erstwhile helium removed the lipid subsidy.

“He did not support that wealth successful Abuja. He sent it to the States. It is my situation to the Commissioner for Information and each the media houses successful Abia State, delight springiness recognition to whom recognition is due.

“The ones the President has done and the ones helium has assisted, delight marque definite each Abians cognize that the President is supporting the politician of Abia state,” helium said.

He added that it is the doctrine of the Igbos to convey a helper to bash more. “If we request much from the President, we indispensable springiness the existent recognition to the President truthful that helium volition merchandise much for Governor Otti to bash much for Abia state.”

Kalu besides appealed to President Tinubu who was represented by the Minister of Works, Senator Dave Umahi, to see establishing a seaport successful the South-East region, saying it would boost commercialized and economical activities successful the area.
He besides urged the President to intervene successful the demolition of properties belonging to Igbo residents successful Lagos State, urging the Lagos State Government to let them to regularise their documents.

“Mr President, I besides privation to accidental that the demolition and demolition of the houses and offices of our brothers successful Lagos makes our hearts bleed. Mr. President, for immoderate of them who person not gotten the close documents, my plea to you is to entreaty to the politician of Lagos State to support accommodating our brothers and please, let them to rectify their documents alternatively of destruction,” the lawman talker pleaded.