I'm quitting Senate to give chance to younger generation —Sen Theodore Orji

NIGERIAN TRIBUNE 

Former governor of Abia state Theodore Orji has explained why he decided not to seek re-election to the Senate saying that he resolved to resign from active Politics in order to allow younger generation to make their own contributions to the development of the country.

Senator Orji dropped the hint in a chat with journalists at the National Assembly complex in Abuja after he received an award as a member of the Board of Trustees, University of Ibadan.

The award was presented to him in his office by the President of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, Professor Gabriel Nyityo.

Orji said, “I am retiring from politics to give opportunity to the younger generation that is why I am not returning to the Senate.

” I expect the younger generation to do better than me in order to achieve a better society. I don’t expect them to exhibit juvenile delinquency characters when they get to the office.

“They should behave responsibly in whatever they are doing so that they can make an impact for the younger generation. The Senate is a responsible place and a veritable platform for them to exhibit their God given talent and intellect, he stressed.

Senator Theodore Orji therefore called on the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC)  to announce the zoning arrangements for principal officers of the National Assembly  to douse the tension been created by the party due to delay in announcing the zoning arrangements.

According to him ” APC has produced the majority number of the senators and members -elect that would make up the 10th Senate and House of Representatives.  Majority would always produce the Senate President or Speaker. The leaders of the APC has to make a pronouncement on where the position of the Senate Presidency would be zoned to.

“It is when they make the pronouncement that Nigerians would know the geopolitical zone they are backing for the position of the Senate President or Speaker. That is when we will know who we would support.

“If it is zoned to the South East, we would come out to announce our preference among those that are contesting the position right now. The pronouncement is very vital right now” he said…