Personal attention, coordination critical to rehabilitation of North-East Region – VP Osinbajo
North-East National Assembly Members pledge Cooperation
Nigeria Vice President, Prof.Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has stressed the critical importance of coordinating all on-going efforts by stakeholders to rebuild areas ravaged by the insurgency in the North-East region.
According to him, ‘’We need to be able to coordinate all efforts because by the very nature of the efforts”, adding, “they are huge and so many, there should be a very careful plan that will take into account all the different efforts, to weigh them and see how we can be able to develop the region.’’
Prof. Osinbajo made these observations on Tuesday when he received in his office a delegation of the North-East Caucus in the National Assembly led by its Chairman, Senator Danjuma Goje.
He stressed that it is important for leaders and institutions working in the region to give personal attention and commitment to these efforts stating that “it would appear we have done a good thing, but if we don’t pay personal attention to this, as individuals and leaders, nothing would be done.’’
“ordinary people in the North-East like the farmers, men and women out there will not get anything in terms of rehabilitation except by personal attention and commitment of government leaders”, he said.
He then reassured the delegation that ‘’the Buhari administration is absolutely committed to working with you’’ adding that he is personally ready to work with the legislators to rebuild the region.
According to the VP, “the Buhari administration is ready to work with the National Assembly as “committed partners in the recovery of the North-East to bring succour to the people of the region”.
In his remarks, the leader of the delegation, Senator Danjuma Goje told the Vice President that the delegation was in his office to express the appreciation of the legislators to the commitment of the Buhariadministration to the rebuilding of the region.
Earlier, the Vice President Prof.Osinbajo, SAN, also received a delegation of the Body of Benchers where he noted that the construction of the Benchers Hall is a laudable project which will enhance the activities of the Body of Benchers in the country.The Vice President expressed optimism that the project is going to be completed.
The Body of Benchers was led by its Chairman, who is also the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Mahmud Mohammed.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Body of Benchers and Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon. Justice Mahmud Mohammed, commended Vice President Osinbajo for his “integrity, hard work and versed experience which you have acquired over the years, all of which you have now brought to bear in the discharge of your responsibilities as the Vice President.”
He said the Body of Benchers as a statutory Body established by section 3 of the Legal Practitioners Act, 1962 (as amended) call approximately five thousand (5,000) lawyers to Bar every year. But added that the Nigerian Law School Bwari could not contain the number of lawyers being called to Bar, hence the necessity to construct the Benchers Hall – a 3000 capacity edifice currently under construction, which already is at 75% completion but is stalled by insufficient fund and lack of budgetary allocation. Justice Mohammed therefore solicited the intervention and assistance of the Buhari administration for speedy completion of the project.
LAOLU AKANDE
Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity)
In the Office of the Vice President.
December 8, 2015
