By Christiana Ekpa
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu has said that the Parliament will, through legislative interventions, support the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike to improve social infrastructures and achieve food security in the nation’s capital city.
Kalu made the pledge on Monday when a delegation from Kuje Interfaith Forum led by a co-convener and Senior Pastor, Kings Palace Church Int’l, Kuje-Abuja, Sam Ogbodo paid him a courtesy visit.
The delegation featured a select leaders of the Kuje Inter-faith Forum, an organization of multi ethnic, multi cultural and ethno-religious body committed to the pursuit of peace, peaceful coexistence, religious tolerance and development in Kuje municipality.
The group had requested the intervention of the House to provide the Kuje community with basic social amenities such as road, amongst others.
The Deputy Speaker who expressed delight in the unity that existed amongst the residents of the community, said that their request was in line with the Renewed Hope agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said: “I really appreciate you for setting up this structure, and I’m promising you that we are going to work with you, to make sure some of the concerns that you raised here today, which are in line with the concerns of Mr. President in Renewed Hope Agenda, which we are aware, involves reforming the economy to achieve a sustain inclusive growth, strengthening national security to promote peace and prosperity, boosting agriculture for food security, unlocking Energy and Natural Resources for sustainable development of the country, enhancing infrastructures, which includes your need for water, which includes you road network that you are looking for. These have been captured by the renewed hope agenda of Mr. President.
“As a Parliament, we have decided that though we are three arms of government, we are one government. The national objective of the executive is the national objective of the legislature. And so we are going to give support to the executive to be able to achieve those agenda they set to achieve for the country.”
