Cephas Iorhemen 
The First Lady of Nigeria, Chief Mrs Oluremi Tinubu has commended the wife of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Chief Mrs Regina Akume on her feat in the House of Representatives, urging her to sustain the tempo.
Tinubu’s wife disclosed this while speaking at the constituency briefing of Mrs Akume who represents Gboko/Tarka in the Lower Chamber of the National Assembly.
Represented by the wife of the Speaker of the Green Chambers, Hajia Tajudeen Abbas, the First Lady “thanked God for the life of Mrs. Akume and congratulated her on the feat she achieved in one year on the saddle.
She advised the SGF’s wife “to maintain the tempo as the greatness of her people can only come from practical aspects of leadership known to man”.
Mrs Tinubu also told the constituents to always ventilate their views and needs to shape steps that will be taken to have them tackled quickly.
In a remark, the representative of Governor Hyacinth Alia and Deputy Governor of Benue State, Dr. Sam Ode, thanked God for a successful “First Open Assembly” with the people of the constituency.
Governor Alia also thanked the wives of the President and the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives for honouring the occasion, stressing that the state government also identified with the occasion and gave Mrs. Akume full blessings.
Speaking, Mrs. Akume reeled out several achievements recorded within one year at the National Assembly including:
The drilling of 38 boreholes in communities in Gboko and Tarka local governments; building of a befitting accommodation for Doctors in Gboko local government; payment for the operation of constituents’ eyes to enable them to see and building of a school in Gyorov to encourage rural education.
Other projects according to her are the institution of a Health Insurance Scheme for 3000 families for two years; Offering 35 federal appointments for constituents; Influencing the road project from Akpagher through Atim Dzungwe’s palace which has been captured on our national budget among others.
The State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr. Austin Agada, commended the SGF’s wife for providing dividends of democracy to her constituents and urged the people to continue to support her for maximum benefits.
