..lauds Tinubu’s support for Ndi’Igbo
By Tom Okpe
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said for lasting peace to reign in the South East, Peace Marshals will be engaged, in all wards in the region, for total restoration.
Kalu made this known while addressing members of Club 17 Peace Movement, Abia State Caucus and Local Government Executives, over the weekend.
The group was set up in December 2023, as a non-governmental organization that is eager to collaborate with similar organisations, who have interest in fostering peace in Abia and South East Geo-political zone in general.
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Recall that on December 29 2023, the Deputy Speaker launched the Peace in South East Project, PISE-P, an initiative that canvasses non-kinetic approach to foster peace and end insecurity, bedeviling the region.
Addressing members of the association in Umuahia, Abia State, the Deputy Speaker said ‘Peace Marshals’ will be an arm of PISE-P, and the agents will act as peace preachers and reconciliation officers.
He asked the team to commence action, starting with all wards in Abia, and later to be extended to other South East States to achieve the aims of PISE-P assuring that he’s working very hard at the Federal level in collaboration with the State Government to attract more Federal Government projects in the State.
He also, expressed optimism that when the South East Development Commission is established, it will bring solutions to the problems of Ndi Igbo, orchestrated by the civil War over fifty years ago.
The Deputy Speaker, called for continuous support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led administration, saying that the President has been very supportive and caring, towards plight of the Igbo people.
“I like you people, you have quality men here, I can tell you without mincing words that you people know what you’re doing. I celebrate the power of the mind, the brain. If you’re able to articulate, I respect you more.
“When we succeed with Southeast Development Commission, some people here should play a role. The SEDC will be bringing the solution that we have since over fifty years, post civil war.
“How do we stop this marginalization, how do we develop our place. We are ingenious people, we use little and make it much. I made it clear in that bill, I was very expressive about it.”
Earlier, Chairman, Club17 Peace movement, Chief George Nnanna Kalu told the Deputy Speaker that their visit is to commend him on the good job he’s doing at the parliament and to notify him that they inaugurated a five-man Local Government Executives in all the 17 Local Governments and mandated them to come up with strategies that will assist, to disseminate information of peace in their various areas.
He disclosed that they have produced jinggles and stickers that preach peace in their Communities, noting that these efforts will assist them in reaching out to the grassroots, if funded, adequately.
He appealed to the Deputy Speaker to further assist their members in getting Federal Board and Parastatal appointments, and as Chairman of the House Committee on Constitution Review, to see the possibility of increasing number of States’ in the South East.
He assured the Deputy Speaker of their support for the creation of State Police in Nigeria, adding that the present police structure is not meeting demands of the people.
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