Speakership: Imo Rep-elect, Ugochinyere, Hails Wike’s Endorsement Of Abbas, Kalu

A member-elect to represent Ideato North/South federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere, has expressed delight over the endorsement of Speakership and deputy Speakership hopefuls, Hon. Abass Tajudeen and Hon. Benjamin Kalu, by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.

Ugochinyere who’s the communication adviser for Tajudeen Abass-Ben Kalu (TBK) group, was among the many members-elect who accompanied the All Progressives Congress (APC) anointed candidates to visit the Governor in Port Harcourt, River State on Friday.

In a statement he personally signed, Ugochinyere, who also recently with the support of 62 other members-elect declared their endorsement of the duo, said the visit was a victory consolidation.

According to him, the other aspirants were wasting their time campaigning, because Abass and Kalu were only seconds away of emerging victorious.

Citing his earlier statement where he backed the duo’s ambitions, he again appealed to the aggrieved aspirants to step down for Abass and Kalu.

He said, “I and my other colleagues supporting APC’s anointed candidates, are again urging members-elect of the ruling and opposition parties to join hands and support Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu. Just like I disclosed few days ago, this visit to the Governor Wike, and more which will follow in the coming days, is a testament that we are ready for Nigerians to know that the TBK Group is fully in support of Abass and Kalu for speaker, deputy speaker of the incoming tenth National Assembly.

“We thank Governor Wike for supporting this great duo. I took time to analyse the background of Hon. Abbas and Hon. Kalu, and they both have similarities, their track record shows men with focus, beliefs in hard work, competent and humble.”