Senator representing Imo West in the Red Chambers, Senator Osita Izunaso has welcomed his colleague, Senator, Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi to the ruling APC.
This is even as he described him as an asset to the Party, the APC.
Onyewuchi had on the 23rd of July defected officially to the APC, a defection which however was given varying interpretations by political Analysts.
Speaking to Lead Express, Izunaso revealed that with Onyewuchi’s entrance to the ruling Party, he has increased the number of the APC Senators in Nigeria, South East and Imo in particular adding that politics has always remained and described as game of numbers.
Izunaso,a two time Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a former House of Representatives however urged the Senator to bring his wealth of experience to bear in fostering unity in Owerri Zone APC in particular and South East in general.
Izunaso who used the Medium to commend the people of Orlu Zone for embracing peace also thanked the State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma in providing Security in the State however urged all and sundry to remain supportive of the Uzodinma led APC in Imo.
On the issue of the proposed Orlu State, which Izunaso remains the chief sponsor of the bill,he expressed optimism that it would be fruitful.
It would be recalled that Senator Izunaso had during his one year Constituency briefing held at Nkwerre Country Club informed his Constituents on the extent he amongst Other leaders had gone towards the realization of Orlu State.
Izunaso at the said meeting,charged the entire people of the South East to shun insecurity and as well informed the people of his first bill at the 10th Senate, which however called on the Presidency to adopt political solution to the issue surrounding the incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.