2027: Senate not for new comers, homeboys - Chief Essien

2027: Senate not for new comers, homeboys - Chief Essien

A former Minister of Lands and Urban development, Chief Nduese Essien, has said the National Assembly, particularly, the Senate, is not a ground for testing of waters but for experienced and competent legislators. Essien, who is the Chairman of Eket Senatorial District Elders Forum, stated this when Mkpat Enin Elders/ Stakeholders Forum for the re-election of Senator Ekong Sampson paid him a courtesy visit at Eket, Friday. He charged the people …

2027: Essien Backs Sampson For Second Term, Says Senate Needs Experience, Not Freshers

A former Minister of Lands and Urban Development, Chief Nduese Essien, has thrown his weight behind the re-election of Senator Ekong Sampson in the 2027 senatorial race, stressing that the Nigerian Senate requires experienced lawmakers rather than political newcomers. Essien, a former two-term member of the House of Representatives (1999–2007), made the declaration when members of Mkpat Enin Elders and Stakeholders Forum advocating Sampson’s ret…