PDP Lagos House of Reps member organises thanksgiving party for constituency members

Oredola Adeola |

Hon. Oghen Egoh,  Federal House of Representatives member representing Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency and a second-term federal legislator under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), Lagos State,Hon.Oghene Emma Egoh, has organized victory thanksgiving party for constituency members.

He was warmly received by the members of the constituency who showered encomium on him for positive representation at the National Assembly.

Hon. Egoh said, "God and Amuwo-Odofin people returned me to the National Assembly for second term.

"I was not the strongest or toughest candidate at the 2019 general elections in Amuwo-Odofin Federal Constituency.

"So many political forces gang-up against my return but God took everyone of them by surprise.

“I want to use this victory thanksgiving party to appreciate God and Amuwo-Odofin people for standing by me and sacrifing to protect their votes for me in all political odds, " he said.

Egoh said that, It was a serious battle but God gave us victory at last.

Speaking further, he said Amuwo-Odofin people knew my legislative capacity at the first tenure and entrusted their representation on me for the second term.

The lawmaker spoke on national security matters in across the country. He said that the new speaker of the house, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, was an experienced legislator that knows his onion in power and we are ready to support his legislative leadership on security challenge in the country.

Egoh narrated his political journey so far, he explained that his political leadership started from grassroots.

He said that he was once a councilor at the Badagry division local government and Supervisory Councillor at Ojo local government.
He later became the Publicity Secretary of NRC in Lagos State.
"I will remain committed to legislative prowess in the National Assembly, " he said.

Also, Hon. Mojisola Macaulay, member representing, Amuwo-Odofin constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly commended the legislator for seeing politics as one in spite of our different political parties.

"Our goals is to represent Amuwo-Odofin people well at the state and federal chambers.

She commented on the state of security in Nigeria, adding that, state policing is alternative to solving security challenge in the country.

"Nobody is safe now and the prevailing security challenge needs to be curtained.

"At the Lagos State House of Assembly, we legislators are making frantic efforts to secure Lagos people and their businesses, "she said.

Earlier, Apostle Dr Patrick Utulu also commended the good works of Hon. Emma Egoh and advised him to focus on legislative areas that are beneficial to Amuwo-Odofin people.

The event was attended by PDP chieftains, friends, well-wishers, business moguls and Christian leaders across the 57 local governments in Lagos State.