Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has said he planned to appoint aides from all parts of the nation, in furtherance of the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) unity agenda and the determination to involve youth in governance.
Addressing eminent citizens and members of the Youth Progressive Initiative in the North who organised a reception in his honour in Abuja Friday, Omo-Agege stressed the capacity of Nigerian youth to consolidate the vision for a united and great nation.
“There is no state in the north where I don’t have an aide, there is no state in the South-West where I don’t have an aide; this is because the office of the Deputy President of the Senate is a national one,” he said.
Omo-Agege urged the nation’s youth to shun regional, religious and ethnic sentiments, stressing that they could split the country along sectional lines.
Prominent citizens at the event included a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, Senator Godswill Akpabio and Senator Gbemisola Saraki.
Earlier, in a goodwill message, Tukur, who also is a grand patron of the Africa Business Roundtable, emphasised the need for wealth creation by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
He said, “The problem in Nigeria today is poverty; so, we must create wealth. Our country has joined 64 other countries in signing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA), the whole of Africa will be able to travel freely, do business and access each other’s boundaries freely.
“When there’s no conflict, there’s security, when there’s security, there’s wealth; trade is the basis for making sure you’re united. Similarly, make no mistake, anything you divide is weak; don’t allow yourselves to be divided, remain united, because together you’re stronger.”
