By Anayo Okoli

UMUAHIA—MAJOR political stakeholders from the three senatorial zones of Abia State, have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to approve the reappointment of Senator Chris Adighije as the state’s representative at the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Allocation Committee, RMFAC, noting that he brought positive changes to the state in his first tenure.

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According to them, “Senator Adighije really worked hard for the interest of Abia State and deserves to continue for the greater good of the state.”

Rising from an emergency meeting in Umuahia, the stakeholders which cut across political divides, urged President Buhari to “hearken to the voice of Abia people and reappoint Senator Adighije,” who they said was a good ambassador of the state at RMFAC.

Among Adighije’s achievements, according to them, were refund of N12.7 billion said to have accrued to the state from the 22 oil wells formerly ceded to Rivers State, as well as a recovery of N266 million wrongly debited to Abia.

They also said that Adighije “started and completed the process that led the Federal Government to refund another N7.6 billion from Isimiri Oil Field from Rivers State, and upgrading Abia State in the national revenue chart from third position to 26th position.”