The lawmaker representing the people of Boki/Ikom Federal Constituency in the Green Chamber of the National Assembly, Hon Victor Abang, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State have done so well in their two years in office.
Hon Abang made the statement while doing an assessment of the two years in office of President Tinubu and Governor Otu during an interview in Abuja.
According to the parliamentarian, who is seen to be offering quality representation to the people of his constituency, “Governor Otu has done wonderfully well. In two years, he has tried to reposition state institutions for better service delivery to Cross Riverians. He is a compassionate leader. In the last two years, he has done a lot of interventions in different areas to transform Cross River State and put smiles on the faces of our people. The governor has so far demonstrated the capacity to perform and deliver. In just two years, his footprint of development is seen everywhere across the state in the areas of infrastructure, building and repairing of roads, agriculture, education, healthcare, electricity, security and tourism. His leadership style and people-first approach to governance have been quite unique and remarkable. Under his watch, there has been peace in our state. The governor is carrying everybody along. And Cross Riverians are generally feeling the impact of good governance under his leadership.”
The lawmaker noted that “The president has done well too. He made the very hard decisions first. He started by taking the very tough decisions – the removal of fuel subsidy and the unification exchange rates. Many politicians will first of all start with the easier things. By the time they want to take the most difficult decisions, oftentimes they don’t have the courage to do so. But this president started with the most difficult things. And from the statistics we get every day, the economy is improving gradually. I strongly believe that in due course we will definitely be better for it.”
Asked about the pain and hardship Nigerians are going through as a result of the said tough decision taken by the President, Hon Abang stated: “Yes, without pain there is no gain. There will be some pains for us to get the gains of the decisions. The tough decisions taken by the president are for the good of the country. They are obviously not meant to hurt Nigerians, but rather to pave the way for the country’s economic growth and prosperity. That is why we have to be patient and continue to support the president as he works to secure a better and brighter future for Nigeria. Mr. President means well for our dear country.