Ekweremadu: My Re-Emergence As Deputy Senate President, Act Of God

•Saraki extols his virtues
Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki has described his Deputy, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, as a man who has the interest of Nigeria at heart.
This is even as Ekweremadu described his re-emergence as senator and Senate deputy president as an act of God.
Saraki stated this on Sunday, at a civic reception in Mpu, Ekweremadu’s hometown, shortly after a special thanksgiving service, where he rededicated himself to the service of Nigeria and mankind.
Speaking on behalf of the Senate, Saraki described Ekweremadu as a man who every Nigerian politician should look forward to working with.

He said: “For politicians, it is always better for us to get close to know somebody because in our meets in the Seventh Senate, we were far apart, but, in this Senate, I am the first person to tell a few people that Senator Ekweremadu is a perfect gentleman. You are a perfect gentleman and I repeat that many times and you are a good example for politicians.
“He is the type of Nigerian that we will want to continue to serve because he only sees things for the good of Nigeria. I am grateful enough to be working with you and I will continue to assure you that we will continue to work closely for the interest of this great country.”

Earlier at the special thanksgiving service by his family, Ekweremadu recalled his journey back to the Senate: “About two years ago, nobody would have believed that we will be here talking about Ike Ekweremadu being a senator again, let alone being the Senate deputy president. But, by the grace of God, I am today not only the senator representing Enugu West, but, also, the Senate deputy president.
“We went through very tumultuous primaries that almost divided our state along the line, but we thank God that, today, Enugu is united and peaceful.

“After the elections, PDP lost control of the National Assembly and many people thought we were finished, but, we went into political engineering and I want to thank my colleagues for that long night. We decided that when we got the chamber in the morning, we were going to perform wonders and when the time came for the inauguration of the Senate; I was re-elected Senate deputy president. It was the will of God.”
Senator Ekweremadu particularly thanked God for sparing his life during the assassination attempt on him, assuring that he remained unperturbed, nevertheless.
The Sun.