Abaribe said he rejected overtures made to him severally to replace Ekweremadu as the number two in the Senate

Magnus Eze, Enugu



Leader of South East Caucus in the National Assembly and Chairman, Senate Committee on Power, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said the unity existing among senators from the zone had sustained Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy Senate President.

Abaribe, who spoke at the public presentation of the report of the implementation of the 2017 capital budget of the Federal Government in the South East, in Enugu, yesterday, said he rejected overtures made to him severally to replace Ekweremadu as the number two in the Senate, but he turned it down.

“South East senators are united; that’s why your son (Ekweremadu) has remained as Deputy Senate President. They had approached me severally, to say ‘is he the only one that should be there. But I know we have unity of purpose; we’re united as South East senators,” he said.

He blamed the unending fight between the Executive and the Legislature for the poor implementation of annual budgets over the years, especially on the issue of zonal intervention projects.

He also identified mismatch of what the people needed as projects and what the government wanted to provide for them as another problem militating against budget implementation.

The Abia South senator opined that the challenge was not really to put an item in the budget, but the ability of the executive to execute the project. He, therefore, assured the organisers that he will work closely with other South East lawmakers to create an opportunity for them to discuss the report.

Former Economic Adviser to the President and Director General of the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, Prof. Osita Ogbu, applauded the governors for making out time to talk about development, instead of politics.

He tasked them to do realistic budgets for their states rather than wasting funds on inanities.

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overtures from who?... people just like to feel relevant... you can never replace Ekweremadu in the first place...

They had approached me severally, to say ‘is he the only one that should be there. But I know we have unity of purpose; we’re united as South East senators,” he said.

Lol
Comedians EVERYWHERE!

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we know sir.

Nigerians re aware that the apc govt is using state security to hound opposition members.

only zombies don't know


thing wey sweet me be say apc is like opposition party in this scenario. pdp. has the house . and the thong dey pain zombies well well


a zombie is even here comparing himself to messi.. idiat

Trash, Abaribe must produce Nnamdi Kanu Dead or alive.

AkuKo Mike Ejeagha

Zombies will not like this

PDP have been running the national assembly since 500bc and making laws for the useless APC executive.

I really congratulate South East politicians at the level of unity they have displayed so far.

At least this generation of politicians have shown that they differ from Chuba Okadigbo group.

Nigerians have a way of stereotyping the Igbos on every issue. At least we have seen serious bickering and disagreement among politicians from other region with nobody talking. If it were to be Igbos, their mouths will sharpen like knives.

I don't know if this is just mere JEALOUSY on people who God has imparted inate progressive mindset or what?

Buhari supposed to be removed from the face of the earth...he is anti democratic.

Crap I hate this people. They will never make their position know without exaggerate .

Juliusmalema:
Buhari supposed to be removed from the face of the earth...he is anti democratic.

illiterate many of you just here to abuse authority .you guys refused to learn. Bleep you.�

johnmartus:
illiterate many of you just here to abuse authority .you guys refused to learn. Bleep you.�

Buhari and. Osibanjo are terrorists and worst mistake to have happened to this sinking country.

SpecialAdviser:
I really congratulate South East politicians at the level of unity they have displayed so far.

At least this generation of politicians have shown that they differ from Chuba Okadigbo group.

Nigerians Yorubas have a way of stereotyping the Igbos on every issue. At least we have seen serious bickering and disagreement among politicians from other region with nobody talking. If it were to be Igbos, their mouths will sharpen like knives.

I don't know if this is just mere JEALOUSY on people who God has imparted inate progressive mindset or what?

Any little thing that happens in the South East is termed as disunity among Igbos or hatred for one another especially by Yorubas. Governor of Oyo state destroyed the properties of an investor from Ekiti state, nobody said anything about division or hatred. Just imagine Anambra governor destroying the properties of an Imo state investor and the reaction from Yorubas.

diebuhari1:
Any little thing that happens in the South East is termed as disunity among Igbos or hatred for one another especially by Yorubas. Governor of Oyo state destroyed the properties of an investor from Ekiti state, nobody said anything about division or hatred. Just imagine Anambra governor destroying the properties of an Imo state investor and the reaction from Yorubas.

@ emboldened

You are reading too much meaning to what ever happened in Ibadan last Sunday. There was no sectarian undertone like you are insinuating

A Yoruba governor destroyed a Yoruba celebrity's property based on whatever reason known to the governor.

I don't think anyone involved cared about the state either of the parties involved came from.

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OK Murasi

Guide our leaders right “


Help our youth “

APC, is indeed a terrorist organization.

Ok

A good man. God bless the PDP the only democratic party in Nigeria

I rejected overtures to become a supermod on nairaland - useless Abaribe

Okay.

Ok. It is noted.

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GavelSlam:
What a coincidence. I too rejected overtures to replace Lionel Messi at Barcelona.

Hahahaha

Keep kwayet useless ipob Senator.

If u like, no go produce Nnamdi kanu.

APC is just too disastrous

The jobless aggressive lazy idiotic pigs of Bia-fra terrorist politicians can not hold on to power for a year, if thief saraki was from the east, he would have be remove within a year.
If thief David mark was from the east, he wouldn't have be there for 8yrs.
Just DSP, these idiotic pigs of Biafra terrorist senator is already happy of not replacing thief ekwerumadu within a year as their culture demand.

Greedy fools, as if ur people ve deel ur impart