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Sen. Orji Ended Political Servitude, Idolatry In Abia' by emindu: 8:26am On Aug 10, 2016 |
Sen. Orji ended political servitude, idolatry in Abia' The immediate past governor of Abia State, currently representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Sen. Theodore Orji, ended political servitude and idolatry in the state. The senior media advisor to the senator, Mr. Don Norman Obinna, expressed this emphatic position in this encounter with Correspondent STEVE OKO. While highlighting key positives of his principal at the national parliament, he also dismisses as the antics of ‘mischief makers’ those who petitioned the EFCC to investigate Sen Orji over alleged financial misconducts while in office as governor Though a debutant at the national parliament, Senator Theodore Orji already has eight bills to his credit, a development which has sparked controversy in some quarters as some allege that the bills were plagiarised. His Media Adviser, Dorn Norman Obinna, did not only attribute the controversy to the antics of Orji’s detractors but also provided explanations on the evolution and gains of some of the bills currently at various stages of legislative considerations. His words: “These bills we are talking about are not just mere bills rather, they are bills that when enacted, will have positive impact on the people of Nigeria. We have the Food Security Bill, 2015 (2nd Reading), which objective is to compel government to provide quality food as part of its primary responsibilities. The establishment of a ‘Food Security Agency’ will enable vulnerable and marginalized groups like children, pregnant women and lactating mothers have access to quality food. Also of paramount importance is a provision in the Bill which seeks to establish a Food Security Agency that will implement the blueprint on food security mapping system. The bill when enacted seeks to empower the proposed ‘Food Security Agency’ to collaborate with the Ministries of Finance, Disaster Management, Planning and National Security to actualize its mandate and strengthen their capacity in food emergencies. So when enacted, the Food Security Bill will ensure a healthy society, and a robust population because it will certainly reduce drastically and/or eliminate completely the menace of malnourishment, morbidity, neo-natal mortality, high rate of child and maternal mortality which Nigeria is the second largest contributor with the loss of about 2, 300 under-five-year-olds and 145 women of childbearing age every single day according to the current UNICEF record. In other words, about 8.395 million and 52, 925 annual infants and maternal mortality will be prevented. “We have the Nigerian Investment Promotion Council Act Cap N 117 2004 Repeal and Reenactment Bill (1st Reading), with the objective to further encourage, promote and co-ordinate investment in the Nigerian economy; National Planning Process Bill 2015, SB.73 (1st Reading); and Deep Offshore and Inland Basin Production Sharing Contracts Act CAP PD3 LFN 2004 (Amendment), Bill 2015 (SB – 11 9) (2nd Reading). Others are the Nigerian Biodiversity Bill 2015 (SB 79), (1st Reading); Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (Alteration), Portfolio Designation Bill 2015 (1st Reading), Deoxy-ribonucleic Acid (DNA), Bill 2015 (SB 78), (1st Reading); and a bill for an Act to Establish a Centre for Diseases Control and other Related Matters (1st Reading)”. The media adviser equally highlighted some of the legendary achievements of Orji as Abia State governor which according to him endeared him to the people and ultimately resulted to his election as a senator. These include - the abolition of idolatry and fetish oath taking as condition for political appointment in the state; his insistence that power must shift to Abia South which had never, until the emergence of the incumbent Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu in 2015, produced a governor since the state was created; elimination of kidnapping and violent crimes which almost crippled Abia economy between 2010 and 2011; restoration of peace to
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