Osita Okechukwu, a foundation member of APC has saluted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for taking time off his busy schedule to visit Enugu State the Capital of South East geopolitical zone at the weekend.
Okechukwu who is from Enugu State, said that his commendation is predicated on tripartite grounds: “One is that the state visit accorded Mr President the golden opportunity to assess the unfortunate infrastructure deficit in the South East geopolitical zone. Secondly, it also obliged Mr President interaction arena with the leadership of our zone. Thirdly, his uncommon pledge to embark on Standard Gauge Railways in Eastern Corridor like Western Corridor, Gas Pipeline and modernisation of security apparatus in the region.
He said that the State House Press Release is a clear testimony to his gratitude to Tinubu for visiting a region where he got the least votes in 2023 presidential election.
Okechukwu quoted excerpts of the Press Release thus, “President Bola Tinubu has made a firm commitment that his administration will complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. President Tinubu gave the assurance during an interactive session with South East leaders during his official visit to Enugu State on Saturday. The President also pledged that his administration would support the development of the Anambra Basin as a significant energy reserve.
“The basin is estimated to hold up to 1 billion barrels of oil and 30 billion cubic feet of gas.”
Responding further he said, “It is a work in progress. I inherited some of these critical problems and am committed to solving them.” “On the support of the gas infrastructure. Sure, gas is an alternative to petrol. There is no wasting of time than to invest more in it. We will do it together, and I am lucky I have good governors.” — Bayo Onanuga.
“What else will boost our electoral chances in 2027 general elections than shopping for investors and implement these projects?. Methinks these pledges and their implementation will boost Mr President’s electoral fortunes in the South East geopolitical zone in 2027 presidential election.” Okechukwu retorted.
