President of the South East Media Professional Group (SEMPG) Mr. Emenike Jason Iroegbu, has described Senator Goodwill Obot Akpabio as the senator that is best fit for the Senate presidential position at the moment from southern Nigeria.
Speaking to journalists after an SEMPG leadership meeting in Enugu, Iroegbu made it clear that even though all senators-elect from the southern region of the country are qualified for the position, Akpabio has distinguished himself with his excellence-driven mindset, good relationship management skills, political friendship from all the regions and his passion for Nigeria.
Iroegbu went further to posit that the former governor of Akwa Ibom State has the legislative skills and has proven beyond all reasonable doubts that he is loyal to the All Progressive Congress (APC) by stepping down for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu the President-Elect during the primaries.
“Akpabio is the best senator for the job at the moment, he is versatile, has great legislative acumen, has built political bridges all over Nigeria and his passion for Nigeria is top-notch. During the APC presidential primaries, he proved that he is a party man by stepping down for Asiwaju”.
“Go to Akwa Ibom State and see the uncommon transformation Akpabio made possible in the state. We need him to be senate president to change the trajectory positively from the National Assembly to Nigeria”.
“SEMPG will not support any senate presidential candidate from the South East, not that they are not qualified, but because we need an all-round Nigerian like Senator Akpabio to take that position and unify Nigeria more” he concluded.
During the meeting, the media group endorsed Senator Goodswill Obot Akpabio for Senate President and Honorable Benjamin Kalu for Deputy Speaker House of Representatives.