The chief of staff to the president and former speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called on APC stakeholders in Abia state to elevate the party’s status in the region.
Speaking when a delegation of the APC stakeholders in Abia state paid him a thank-you visit, Gbajabiamila also spoke of the need for them to embrace peace and unity to entrench the party in the state and the southeast in general.
The Abia APC stakeholders visited Gbajabiamila at his residence to express gratitude for his role in the election of Hon. Benjamin Kalu as the Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives.
They also commended him for the nomination of Nkiruka Onyejiocha as the minister of state for labour and employment including the appointment of Sam Onuigbo as a member of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) by President Tinubu.
The Abia APC stakeholders visited the former Speaker in his house to thank him for the role he played in the election of Hon. Benjamin Kalu as the Deputy Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives and the nomination of Hon. Nkiruka Onyejiocha as the minister of State for Labour and Employment as well as the appointment of Hon. Sam Onuigbo as a member of the North East Development Commission (NEDC) by President Tinubu.
Gbajabiamila who was surprised at the large turnout of leaders assured that the doors of the federal government under President Tinubu were open to them at all times.
He, however, enjoined the stakeholders to work assiduously to make APC the number one party in the southeast, assuring that it will boost the fortunes of the region in no small measures.
In their separate remarks, leaders of the delegation, Senator Adighije, Senator Nkechi Nwogu, the former minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Nwogu and a member of APC National Caucus, Chief Sam Nkire expressed gratitude to Gbajabiamila for facilitating Kalu’s election, the appointment of Onyejiocha and Onuigbo amongst others.
While applauding Gbajabiamila for mentoring Kalu, the leaders recalled with nostalgia that the mentorship started in the early days of the 9th House of Representatives when the Chief of Staff as the then speaker gave Kalu the opportunity to move the first motion on during the plenary session.
They said it was no surprise that Gbajabiamila later appointed Kalu the spokesman of the House, a position, they said prepared him for his current office.
The leaders also appealed to the chief of staff to use his good office to attract more appointments for both the state and the region, pledging their loyalty to the Tinubu-led government.