By Kayode Araba
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has urged the people of the south east to defend and support the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for giving them a sense of belonging he also charges newly appointed FCT civil service commissioners to support Wike in achieving the renew hope agenda of this administration.
He also appealed to critics to soft pedal and firstly endeavour to read and understand the polices of government he said that the President means well for Ndigbo and indeed, the country at large.
However, Kalu revealed that the economy is gradually rebounding with an increased number of investors coming into the country now, assuring that in a few months, the value of naira will improve by at least 25% against the dollar.
Kalu spoke at the inauguration dinner of Rt. Hon. Martins Azubuike who was recently appointed a pioneer federal commissioner in the newly established Civil Service Commission for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) yesterday in Abuja Azubuike, a former Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly is representing the south east geopolitical zone in the FCT commission.
Kalu said: “Support this government. Tell those criticizing the government on social media to stop. It is time we got integrated into the scheme of things.
“This President has to come to reengineer the nation and we are partners in progress and I am boldly stating it. We are partners to make sure we fix things in this country. And I can assure you it won’t be long. If you read between the lines, the international financial organizations are now projecting that the Naira is going to improve by about 25% against the dollar in a few months, coming. That is raising our confidence and I can tell you that the number of investors are increasing. They are rushing in despite the challenges we are having. There is hope. So, let’s be patient.
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