I will always stand by Ebiraland, Kogi ― Sen Ogembe

THE senator representing Kogi central senatorial district, Ahmed Ogembe, on Tuesday, promised to always stand by the people of Ebiraland.

He also said as the tenure of the eighth assembly wind down, he would continue to contribute to the development of the senatorial district in particular and the state in general.

Ogembe in a valedictory message he personally signed expressed his gratitude and appreciation to his constituents for giving him the opportunity to represent them.

The senator lauded the people for the rare opportunity given to him to represent them at the national level saying it afforded him a great opportunity to meet people from diverse culture and backgrounds.

“It’s a lifetime honour that no one gets in isolation, you need God and the people. So, I will forever be grateful to God and my people. Having said that, I would like to say a special thank you to all Ebira sons and daughters working in the national assembly beginning from the Clerk of the national assembly Mohammed Ataba Sanni Omolori (the ciroma of Ebira land). I have enormous respect for these people and their support for me was tremendous.”

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“It’s good to admit that our people faced certain obvious challenging situations while I served as their Senator but I must state that I did all I could to consistently follow my conscience in all I did; both through legislation and direct impact to ameliorate sufferings of our people.

“While it is natural that I may not have satisfied everyone, I have always loved to be seen as a man who stayed through to his principles. But again, I am happy and full of gratitude to God and to you for the opportunity to represent you as a Senator in the 8th senate, Ogembe said.

He further thanked the leaders of his party, traditional rulers, religious leaders, women and youths, non-indigenes who reside in Kogi central for their support and participation which he said made his desire for all-inclusive representation an easy task.

Ogembe also appreciated his critics whom he described as a necessary tonic which kept him on his toes, saying, “though some of those criticisms were baseless or mischievous others were corrective and I did take corrections and adjusted where necessary because I am human and not immune to mistakes.”

“To those who used power and position to suppress our efforts to empower our people, let it be known to you that though we may have very different points of view perhaps because we belong to different political parties but we must not forget that the interest of the people of Kogi central senatorial district is bigger than that of any of us. We should at all times be guided by this understanding in our quest to either remain in power or secure one.”

He urged his teaming supporters to remain steadfast as nothing is over yet, saying he will always stand for them in any situation that deserves his attention and within his ability.