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Former Abia State Governor and the Senator representing Abia Central District in the red chamber of the National Assembly, Chief Theodore Orji,has reemphasized the need for all elected public office holders in the country to always provide democratic dividends to the doorsteps of the people.
Senator Orji, who spoke while commissioning the renovated Primary Health Centre at Ohokobe Afaraukwu in Umuahia North Local Government Area and supervision of the ongoing reconstruction of Primary Health Centre at Isiala Ngwa South LGA of Abia State.
Orji noted the tremendous achievements he recorded then as governor and currently, as a representative of the people, reiterated his avowed commitment in prioritizing the welfare of citizenry.
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running through the list gives one the impression of a national roll call of politically-exposed Nigerians converging for a national conference to reach a compromise on the way forward for the country.
On the list are those who previously served as governors, ministers, federal legislators, helmsman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, National Security Adviser, police chiefs, among others.
But it is not a national conference roll call; it is a collection of top influential persons in the polity banded together by similar allegations of using their entrusted positions to short-change the people, mismanage or divert collective wealth for their personal use.