Osita drums support for Lawan, Gbajabiamila as Senate president, speaker

Director-General of the Voice of Nigeria (VON), Chief Osita Okechukwu, says Sen. Ahmad Lawan and Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila being Senate president and speaker, House of Representatives would bring progress to the National Assembly.

Okechukwu, who is also the administrative secretary of Buhari Support Organisation and Zikist Buharist Movement, said this on Sunday while speaking with newsmen at Nkerifi community in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state.

He was speaking at the sideline a wedding ceremony of one Mr. Tochi Eze, saying that in his honest opinion other lawmakers should allow Lawan and Gbajabiamila be.

According to him, without prejudice to the zoning convention, Lawan and Gbajabiamila have paid their dues in the progressive camp, insisting that “they have been consistent, steadfast and have persevered in the struggle which made our victory possible.

“They are our arrowhead in the National Assembly,’’ Okechukwu, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and ardent support of President Muhammadu Buhari for over 20 years said.

On complaints by other senators that the method adopted by the APC National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, lacked finesse and is less than democratic, Okechukwu appealed to APC bigwigs to support Buhari’s wish for the National Assembly to stand.

“May I use this golden opportunity to appeal to my dear friend, Sen. Ali Ndume; my big brother, Sen. Orji Kalu and indeed, distinguished senators and members of political parties to support Buhari in his last leg.

“They should faithfully allow Buhari’s proposal as per the leadership of the National Assembly to stand.

Please leave comrade chairman’s political correctness out of the equation, for in the fullness of time the administration will be remembered as Buhari’s administration, not Oshiomhole’s administration,’’ he said.