Speaking at the mega empowerment programme organised by Sen Oko for the constituents at the weekend with assorted items for socio-economic activities worth millions of Naira,
the Cross River State Chairman of PDP, Mr Edim Inok said there is no cause for alarm as far as the party and the people of Cross River North are concerned her re-election has been sealed come 2019.
Inok further stated that the performance and representation of Oko has been satisfactory and impacting since 2015 till date, therefore the party and people have solidly rooted for her to represent them as their senator based on what she has done positively to move them forward.
He said: “I am satisfied with what she (Oko) has done. So I want to stand here today and say, I and the PDP we have endorsed her back.
I want you to look at this programme and if you are satisfied then you have to endorse her.
“Of a legislator as a senator, his primary function is not to come and buy motorcycle and does empowerment, and you should be able to ask her what she has done.
The work of a legislator is to sponsor bills on the floor of the senate and of the parliament and she has done it.”
Giving his remarks, chief host and special guest of honour at the occasion, the Governor of Cross Rivers State, Prof Ben Ayade, also gave his support to ensure the re-election of Oko in 2019.
Ayade also solicited the support and cooperation of the people in the area where he was the former senator before he was elected governor of the state.
He urged them to be united and have a common voice that would promote solidarity and commitment to achieve Oko’s re-election and other federal and state representatives at the National and State Houses of Assembly.
“For us the people of the north, time has come for us to recognise the role of PDP.
I am sure there is no time for me to analyze all the bills, all the motions that Sen. Rose Oko has brought up on the floor of the senate.
“I want to use this opportunity to assure you, we have three people who have done us very proud at the National Assembly and so I want us to know that this people have represented the North very well and I am sure you will support them any time we present them back to you again.
“I have come here with something very physical for all of you, the DG Mobilisation will work with Senator Rose Oko because I want to support her with a token sum of N10 million and that N10 million she will share it to each local government and we should plan it in such a way that those of us who are here will show commitment”, he said.
In his remarks, chairman of the occasion, former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Chief Kanu Agabi (SAN), pledged his support for Oko, where he said the federal lawmaker has lived up to expectation and her responsibilities, therefore deserves another term in the senate.
“I am very grateful to my sister Senator Rose Oko, I came here to plead with you to support her.
“Rose, I am grateful to you for living up to the responsibilities of this office. I am grateful to you for your capacity to organise a ceremony like this.
Once upon a time I was in the Senate myself but I could not do something like this, the fact that you can do it, it means you are an extraordinary woman, may God bless you.
“My dear brothers and sisters, you have always supported me, you have never tilted in your support for me, you have shown me great love and I am looking forward to a day when I can come and express my gratitude to you for that love.
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