By Ugochukwu Alaribe
UMUAHIA- Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Chief Benjamin Kalu, has said that the Igbo won’t sit on the fence about the 2027 general elections, stressing that it is time for them to join the center of national politics.
Kalu ,who stated this while inaugurating members of the Renewed Hope Initiative in Osisioma Ngwa council area, explained that only those who are at the centre knows when issues of development are being discussed, adding that the Igbo are tired of sitting on the fence.
He tasked Abia people to join the center in order not to be left out when other states are joining to reap from the centre.
The deputy speaker commended President Bola Tinubu for his infrastructural renewal across the South East states and as well as the appointment of natives of the zone into higher positions.
He said;”Igbo will not sit on the fence in 2027. Igbo won’t sit on the fence when the issue of politics is being discussed at the centre.This is the time to be at the center. It’s someone at the centre who knows when issues of development are being discussed.
“When you are sitting on the fence, everything would have been concluded before you jump in . This is what I have been telling Abia people not to sit on the fence or we miss out of a moving train.Why is that Abia is moving back when other states are going to the front?
“Enugu has joined,Ebonyi is there. Imo is at the head of It. Akwa Ibom has joined. Soon ,Rivers and Taraba will join. Everyone has seen the moving train and are joining,why is Abia following a small car going nowhere? There’s no way our brothers in Enugu , Ebonyi, Imo,Akwa Ibom,and others will join the moving train and Abia will remain in Labour Party. Let the promoters of the Labour Party test it in their state,not Abia.
“Abia can’t stand alone when other states are joining the moving train for the development of their states. There’s is good reasoning in such decision. We have been losing our share. We have President Bola Tinubu to get our our share will not be lost Tinubu is a moving train, nobody can stand on his way and succeed.”
Kalu disclosed that the President would soon empower 1,000 members of the Renewed Hope Initiative from each ward of the 17 LGAs in Abia state and urged the people to continue supporting him to bring more development and appointments to Igbo land.
Earlier, Coordinator of the Renewed Hope Initiative in Osisioma Ngwa council area,Chief Iheanacho Ogunka, who pledged the support of the people of the area to the President’s re-election in 2027, commended him and the Deputy speaker for their efforts in bringing infrastructural renewal and political appointments to the people.
He noted that attempts by suspected hoodlums to stop the APC from holding the inauguration ceremony at the event center was stopped through the intervention of the deputy speaker.
Former chairman of the Osisioma Ngwa council area,Chief Benjamin Iheyinna, alleged that Tinubu’s infrastructural projects are being credited to the opposition and urged the deputy speaker to ensure that such actions are checked .
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