My achievements give me sense of fulfilment – Reps Spokesman, Benjamin Kalu
From Boniface Okoro, Umuahia
House of Representatives Spokesman, Benjamin Kalu, has expressed a feeling of fulfilment with the catalogue of milestones his legislative assignment has brought to his constituents in the last four years.
Kalu who represents Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, said he was satisfied that his ambition for going to the National Assembly to protect the interest of his people has been realized.
The lawmaker has attracted several projects and personally executed others. The projects include road, water, electricity, as well as scholarships and empowerment programmes, described as the first of its kind in the constituency.
The federal lawmaker, who spoke during a media interview monitored in Umuahia, disclosed that his regular town hall meetings through which he engaged his constituents helped him a lot in building his scorecard.
“Project wise, with regards to the mandate of the constitution on this position which includes representation, lawmaking, and oversight function, we have done favourably well with regards to these three demands of our mandate because we have analyzed the needs of our people and have highlighted them before the parliament,” he said.
He assured the people of the constituency that as their representative, he would continue to seek solutions to their needs, stressing that the regular town hall meeting which he put in place to engage stakeholders has been useful in carrying them along.
He disclosed that the Green Chamber Magazine, an in-house periodical that has assisted in showcasing the achievements of the House of Representatives, was birthed during his tenure as the Spokesman of the National Assembly Lower Chamber.
According to Kalu, he started nursing political ambition in 2001 in preparation for the election that took place in 2003 but he was told that he was too young.
The development, he said, did not deterred him from pursuing his ambition, as he waited for 17 years later, a period within which he had garnered more experience from various arms of government, including the local government where he served as chairman; later a member of State Executive Council, before he was eventually elected as a member of the National Assembly in 2019.
