From Okey Sampson and Kenneth Udeh, Igbere
The Senator representing Abia North in the upper legislative chamber, Dr Orji Uzor Kalu, has appealed to Nigerians to support President Bola Tinubu in his quest to develop the country.
Kalu made the call at his country home in Igbere, Bende Local Government Area of Abia State while presenting four security patrol vehicles he donated to Abia command of the Nigerian Police and the Igbere Vigilante group.
Kalu who said the Toyota Hilux vehicles he donated were funded from his pocket, urged the Nigerian Police Force in the benefiting Divisions to utilize them in fighting crime and securing the lives and property of the people.
“The vans I donated was from my heart and personal pocket. They are meant to encourage police in the state to do their work.
“I’m not doing this as the Senator representing Abia North, but as Orji Uzor Kalu who want to encourage police in the state to perform well. I did similar donation to police formations in Aba, Abia South.”
He was optimistic that the Nigerian Police and Igbere Vigilante group would now function optimally to fight crime with the availability of the patrol vehicles.
Kalu identified crime, epileptic power supply, corruption, and economic challenges as Nigeria’s major headaches which he believed the President would tackle.
He frowned at the high level of unpatriotism exhibited by some Nigerians who engage in the destruction of lives and public properties, saying those engage in these vices are not helping the country.
The Senator recalled how he installed solar streetlights in parts of Abia North, but regretted that some of they were vandalized by hoodlums.
The former Abia State Governor rather, urged the people to develop their agricultural potential to uplift the Nigerian economy.
Kalu thanked the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun for being proactive in crime fighting and for appointing a man who knows the terrain of Abia well, as Commisioner of Police.
Receiving keys to the vans, Abia State Commissioner of Police, Kenechukwu Onwuemelie said his men in the benefiting Area Commands and Division have no more excuse to give if they fail in their responsibility of securing lives and property.
CP Onwuemelie directed his men in the state to collaborate with local vigilante groups in information gathering and operations.
He thanked the Senator and Governor Alex Otti for supporting the Police and other security agencies.
APC NWC member, Donatus Nwankpa and others who spoke, commended Kalu for his large heart and philantropic.
They said with what Kalu has done so far as a senator, he has raised the bar of representation at the National Assembly.
The patrol Vans were donated to Police Area Commands in Ohafia and Isiukwuato and the Igbere Police Division, while the Igbere Vigilante group also got a Hilux Van.