Nigeria - President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki has described his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, as a perfect example for Nigerian politicians, saying that he has no regret working with him.
Senator Saraki spoke as Senator Ekweremadu described his re-emergence
as Senator and Deputy President of the Senate as an act of God.
The two spoke at a civic reception at the country home of Senator
Ekweremadu, in Mpu, Enugu State, shortly after a special thanksgiving
service, where Ekweremadu rededicated himself to service to Nigeria and
mankind.
Senator Saraki in his address, described Senator Ekweremadu as a man,
who every Nigerian politician should look forward to working with.
He said: “For we politicians, it is always better to get close to
know somebody because in our meetings in the 7th Senate, myself and him
were far apart, but in this current Senate, I am the first person to
tell a few people that Senator Ekweremadu is a perfect gentleman. You
are a perfect gentleman and I repeat that many times and you are a good example for we politicians.
“He is the type of Nigerians that we will want to continue to serve
because he only sees things for the good of Nigeria. I am grateful to be
working with you and I will continue to assure you that we will
continue to work closely for the interest of this great country.”
Earlier at the special thanksgiving service by his family, Ekweremadu
recalled his journey back to the Senate, saying, “about two years ago,
nobody would have believed that we will be here talking about Ike
Ekweremadu being a Senator again, let alone being the Deputy President
of the Senate. But, by the grace of God, I am today not only the Senator
representing Enugu West, but also the Deputy President of the Senate.
“We went through very tumultuous primarie
s that almost divided our
state along the line, but we thank God that today Enugu is united and
peaceful.
“After the elections, PDP lost control of the National Assembly and
many people thought we were finished, but we went into political
engineering and I want to thank my colleagues for that long night. We
decided that when we got to the chamber in the morning, we were going to
perform wonders and when the time came for the inauguration of the
Senate, I was re-elected Deputy President of the Senate. It was the will
of God.”
By Henry Umoru
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