Prince Dr. Emeka Mamah |
The great
Prince of Ugbaike Kingdom who is the
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ifesinachi
Group of Companies, stated this in Enugu while addressing Udenu youths
resident in Enugu that paid him an unscheduled visit.
The Manchester Business School-trained
business manager also averred that whereas he acknowledges that the primary
role of legislator is to make laws, "it is an
incontrovertible fact that they are elected to represent certain geographical
areas and constituents which make them a link between government and the
people. To such extent, they actually enable society develop and prosper by the
quality of laws that they make and by engaging in other pronounced
interventions which influence the Federal Government, State Government as well
as Donor Agencies to beam their torchlights on his constituency and site basic
infrastructures and facilities that help constituents develop to the fullest of
their potentials."
This
he said will be his cardinal focus even while engaging his primary role of
making laws.
He
further used the opportunity to clarify that "whereas
our electorates must know that it is not the role of the legislator to build
roads, hospitals or schools, a legislator is supposed to participate in making
the kind of laws that can enable the quick and efficient delivery of those
services to prosper society at large.”
Prince
Mamah, who is known for his oratory prowess, added that his strong forte would
be his closeness with many power brokers in and outside government circles who
have what it takes to wield influence on the Executive to get things done.
While tapping into such an amazing array of influential friends, he said, "I will strengthen my capacity as a team player, a good
listener and a bridge builder between the old and young to pursue peace and
progress and activate seamless flow of feedbacks as no man can boast of a
monopoly of knowledge."
On
youth inclusion in politics and leadership, the doctorate degree holder from Irish
Business School held that "at no other time
than now has the issue of youth inclusion in politics and leadership gained
more currency, especially with the not too young to run bill approved and
signed into law. In this direction, I will be
personally sponsoring a bill and pursuing legislations that will look at and
modify the existing leadership recruitment procedure of political parties to
make them more emphatic and pronounced in youth leadership roles because only
then can our youths be leveraged to become functional members of our societies.
Nigerias problem is not just leadership but leadership recruitment that
targeted only lackeys, hangers on and acolytes regardless of qualification or
not.
Ide,
as Prince Mamah is fondly called by his admirers, also decried the existing
scenario where we elect a legislator and loose him to the legislature, breaking
every nexus between him and the electorates on the altars of egoistic miscalculations.
He acknowledged the views of Edmund
Burke in his new praxis of thought that you choose a member of the
legislature, indeed; but when you have chosen him, he is not a member of
Bristol, but he is a member of parliament as consistent with the rules but
averred that not everything that is legal stands for what is expedient. He
stated clearly that a legislators belongs primarily to the constituents that
elected him and to that extent owes them allegiance, in thoughts and actions
because every politics is utterly local.
Therefore
he said, "My legislative functions would not
severe me from my constituents. It rather will strengthen my relationship with
them. I will always make a tour to the people to find out what they need and
prime my representation to represent their overriding goods. To do this I will
periodically convoke town hall meetings involving the political class, market
leaders, NGO's, church bodies, Town Union Leaders, Royal fathers, women and
youth organizations to present my plans and actions and subject same to a
critical overviews for seamless traction and execution as the people must have
a say in how they are led"
Speaking
during the courtesy visit, Obinna Ijele,
who led the youths said that the "youths are
concerned and worried stiff that whereas His Excellency Governor Ugwuanyi is
determined to see that every nooks and crannies of the state feel the impact of
governance, our elected representatives with exception of a few have chosen to
look the other way, instead of keying into such development strides. They carry
on as if they aren't accountable to the people anymore."
Concluding, Ijere expressed the confidence of the youths of Udenu that Prince
Mama has the charm, Charisma and candour to strike a great difference.
In his
remarks, Chizoba Ugwueze stated that
since "Legislative work is a career, nurtured by
experience, passion to serve the common and public good rather than a desire to
prosper individual interest, Udenu youths firmly believe that Prince Emeka Mama
has paid his dues in the private sector, requited himself as an astute manager
of men and resources and thus will be more disposed to salvage Udenu/ Igbo Eze
North Constituency, and place her among the leading constituencies in South
East Nigeria." He commended Prince Mama for presenting himself to
serve the people and conveyed the prayers of Udenu youths for God to anoint him
with power he seeks for the greater and nobler service of our people.
In his
response, Prince Mama, who was visibly excited, thanked the youths for finding
in him someone they can trust to take the constituency to the next and higher
levels of success. He ended by appreciating all stakeholders in the state for
their amazing contributions to the peace and progress of the state. He also
praised all those who at various times had represented the constituency in one
way or another.
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