By Valentine Amanze
The traditional rulers in Anambra State have commended the Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, for what they described as his development strides in the country and South East.
The monarchs, led to the Presidential Villa Abuja by Prince Arthur Eze, were received by Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday.
Gambari thanked them for coming, adding that the gesture would encourage the President to do more for the region and the country as a whole.
“As it is generally said in most parts of the country, when you thank somebody for what he has done, he is encouraged, and does more.
“This is an incentive for the President to do more for the country, and also for the South East,” Gambari said.
The monarch had listed the landmark projects embarked upon by President Buhari in their region to include the “Second Niger Bridge, that had been presented as an impossible task by previous administrations, but now becoming a reality under your keen watch,” the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, among others.
“The people of the South East are, indeed, grateful, as we have never had it so good, and on their behalf, we say daalu (thank you),” the royal fathers said.
While also lauding Buhari for appointing Igbo sons and daughters into key positions in government, they said as custodians of the heritage of the people, they felt it was incumbent on them to “come and express our appreciation on behalf of the entire people of the area, and to urge Your Excellency to do more for the zone.”
The monarchs included HRM Eze Nkeli Nzekwe, HRM Igwe Chuba Mbakwe, HRM Igwe Chijioke Nwankwo, HRH Igwe Anthony Onwekwelu, and HRH Igwe Chukwuma Bobo Orji.