Why I can’t be recalled – Senator Andy Uba

The Senator representing Anambra South, Dr. Andy Uba, has said that he has not done anything which would warrant his recall.

Last week, a group called the Dynamic Youth Organization of Nigeria, claimed it had commenced the process of recalling the lawmaker over poor performance.
In a statement by his media aide, Mr. Uchem Obi, on Tuesday, Senator Uba insisted he was unaware of the process to recall him from the Senate.

“The process of recall is a serious democratic check on failed representatives of the people and not a weapon in the hands of desperate sycophants, who are not motivated by moral or ethical values, but by the monetary compensation of those who hired them.
“By exhibiting a total lack of knowledge of the function of the senate and the activities of senators, the organization has exposed itself as ignorant, unserious and visionless.
“How did they become ignorant of the fact of Senator Andy Uba’s record as the senator with the highest numbers of bills in the senate? A review of the activities of senators in the 8th senate showed that Senator Andy Uba led the chart with 13 bills.

“How did they become ignorant, that on November 23, 2016, the Senate Press Corp conferred an award on Senator Uba as one of the outstanding senators of the 8th senate? Coming from an unblinking watch-dog as the Senate Press Corp, this was not a cheap award and should convince sensible and reasonable persons that the senator is excelling in the purpose for which he was elected into the senate.
“How did they become ignorant that Senator Andy Uba was easily re-elected from the 7th senate to the 8th senate by proud and satisfied constituents of Anambra South senatorial zone? Why did they not know that by that re-election, Sen. Uba set an unprecedented record as the first and only senator from Anambra State to have contested and won a second tenure in the senate?,” the statement read in part.
Uba also said the group calling for his recall was not credible and claimed they were the usual faces in every Anambra State election, whose stock in trade was to blackmail politicians for fees.
He said: “The organization, their paymasters and ignorant members of the public should be educated that senators are not elected to construct roads or to provide electricity and water.

“These are the constitutional responsibilities of the executive arm of government and any citizen, corporate or individual, that had issues with the non-provision of these amenities, should direct their anger and frustration to either the President or governors of their states, and not to senators, who are strictly elected to make laws.”