Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, on
Sunday urged the ruling All Progressives Congress to give every zone in the
country a sense of belonging.
This is also as he has called on politicians in the country
to concentrate on good governance.
Ekweremadu was speaking at the annual inter-denominational
thanksgiving service of Aninri Local Government Area in Enugu State, where he
noted that politicians must recognize that all the geo-political zones in the
country were part of Nigeria and must be carried along.
He added that it was only when politicians were able to
distinguish between leadership and politics that they would deliver good
governance to the people, which will in turn ensure peace, unity and
sustainable economic development.
The Senator used the the forum to pray for peace in the
North East and unity in the country, arguing that peace and unity is one of the
greatest things that propels a nation. Ekweremadu thanked God for the peace
enjoyed in the state and local government today, which he attributed to God.
In his words, “I call on Politicians in the country to
concentrate on Governance. The APC must recognize that the South East and
indeed all geo- political zones are part of Nigeria. Politicians must
distinguish between leadership and politics. This will ensure even and
sustainable development among the zones and also engender peace and unity in
the country.”
Senator Ekweremadu announced that the thanksgiving service
for next year will be a senatorial thanksgiving, comprising the five local
Government areas in Enugu West Senatorial District.
He reflected on the history of Aninri local government area,
which incidentally, he was the pioneer Chairman, and noted that things have
indeed transformed positively in the area.
He recalled how the war destroyed infrastructures in the
local government area, but was happy that today, “by the grace of God, most of
the roads, schools, markets etc has been reconstructed.”
Chief Ekweremadu paid glowing tributes to Hon Mathias
Ekweremadu, for introducing the annual thanksgiving service during his tenure
as local government Chairman.
The Deputy President of the Senate noted that today the
issues of roads, electricity and water which hitherto was a problem in the area
are now a thing of the past, adding that he was grateful to God that he
contributed significantly in attracting roads, dam and electricity to the area.
Source: Dailypost Ng