Hon. Sam Onuigbo Inducted Into The 9th Assembly Hall Of Fame As Most Valuable Parliamentarian

The incumbent member representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North and South Federal Constituency, Honourable Sam Onuigbo, has been inducted as a Most Valuable Parliamentarian (MVP) into the Hall of Fame of the 9th National Assembly.

Honourable Onuigbo who was recognised under the category of “Top Performer, Value and Impact Bills” made it to the MVP Hall of Fame having sponsored four bills including the Climate Change Bill signed into law by president Muhammadu Buhari in November 2021.

Onuigbo is part of five Senators/Members out of the 469 members of the 9th National Assembly to be honoured with the first ever National Assembly Most Valuable Parliamentarian Hall of Fame.

The inductees were unveiled at “A Night of Glamour” which held at the Nigerian Airforce Conference Centre, Abuja, on May 21, 2023.

The globally transformational, inter-generational and cross-cutting value and impact of the climate change bill, stands the Honourable Rep. member head and shoulders above in the discharge of his lawmaking function.

According to the Executive Director of OrderPaper, the organiser of the MVP Hall of Fame, Oke Epia, the process of selection was based on performance appraisal aimed at “unveiling a distinct class of excellent performers in the National Assembly”.

Epia revealed that the final five inductees emerged after four screening processes spanning three years, through several appraisals by independent and globally recognized appraisers using the metrics of Value, Volume, Impact, and Progression.

Announcing Onuigbo as one of the five inductees, the organisers stated that the National Lawmaker was chosen in recognition of his contribution to the 9th National Assembly on the basis of Qualitative, Impact, and Value especially for his sponsorship of the Climate Change Act which is inter-generational, globally impactful, and has the capability of laying the foundation for a sustainably developed Nigeria.

Onuigbo who expressed his happiness at being honoured said the recognition was a testament to his tenacious and selfless dedication towards being an impactful representative.

Dignitaries at the high-powered event include, Governor-Elect of Kaduna State, Senator Uba Sani(MVP Hall of Fame inductee), representative of the former Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, former Chief of Army Staff, General Azubuike Ihejirika, Rt. Hon. Mohammed Tahir Monguno (MVP Hall of Fame inductee) Senator Yahaya Abubakar (MVP Hall of Fame inductee) Senator Ibrahim Oloriegbe (MVP Hall of Fame inductee), and others.

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