The Enugu State caucus of the National Assembly has prevailed on Governor Chimaroke Nnamani to contest the 2007 presidential elections.
Addressing the press yesterday, the caucus, comprising Senator Ike Ekweremadu and seven House of Representative members, said Governor Nnamani remained the only person that could sustain the reform programme of President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Spokesman for the group Senator Ekweremadu said Also present at the media briefing were Kanayo Oguakwa, Ogbuefi Ozomgbachi, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Martins Oke, Charles Ugwu and Prince Gordi Agbo, all members of the House of Representatives.
“As you know, the Enugu State caucus of the National Assembly paid a courtesy visit to the governor of Enugu State, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani at the Government House, Enugu, where we appealed to him to offer himself to the service of the Nigerian people by contesting the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“We, as federal legislators and active players within the polity of the Nigerian nation-state, had studied the recurrent issues of growth and development of our country and came to the inevitable conclusion that what Nigeria needs in the months following May 29, 2007, is a man capable of patriotic and courageous service,” the caucus members stated.

There was need to continue with President Obasanjo’s reform programmes which he said  only Governor Nnamani could follow through to the end.
The caucus enumerated the developmental changes Governor had brought to Enugu since his assumption of office in 1999, adding that Enugu has witnessed tremendous progress which had placed it in the good books of ambassadors of Western countries of the world.
They said: “Our experience in Enugu State since 1999 under Governor Nnamani is similar to the experience which Nigeria has had throughout the Obasanjo years in so many ways, and we believe that if given tthe opportunity, Dr. Nanamani can expand and replicate same across Nigeria, building as it were, upon the solid and enduring foundations laid by President Obasanjo.

“Enugu has witnessed tremendous improvement in infrastructural development, human capacity development, public sector, health and education sectors reform, and the mobilisation of the entire citizenry into a vibrant and cohesive reservoir of development energy, never before seen in those parts.”
According to the National Assembly members, Enugu State has become a haven for private sector investments with the springing up of industries and other businesses which were thriving to the benefit of all at the moment.
The National Assembly members noted the giant strides in transparency and accountability that the state had been noted for.