*  Umunna

The Nigerian-born Members of Parliament in the United Kingdom have pledged to assist the Muhammadu Buhari administration in its task of develop the country.

 Smarting from a meeting the four MPs had with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo in London, the lawmakers said in separate interviews that there was great hope for Nigeria to return to reckoning with its new kind of leadership.

 Mr Chuka Umunna, a member of the opposition Labour Party (Charleston) said the MPs were elated with the agenda of the new administration and the way Nigeria could lead the renaissance in Africa.

 He said that he had led the business and innovative skills for trade for the opposition in the last five years and promised to bring the experience to bear in assisting the Nigeria to develop the country.

 According to him, the incredible financial services sector in UK’s banking sector could be deployed to developing the Nigerian banking system.

 ``Ultimately, if we want to see Nigeria fly as is the case in the UK, we have to invest in our people, the human capital and the people’s skills,” he said.

 Umunna also advised that politics of ideology should take the centre stage in Nigeria, while politics should focus on policies that will help the country to move into ``this new era that we are in.’’

 Another MP, Kelen Grant, representing Maidstone and The Weald, said that Nigeria was moving in the right direction and her colleagues were excited about the free school meals and focus on education by the new administration.

 She said her family raised her up in Lagos and Plateau, which she described as one of the most beautiful places to live in the world.

 She said that being part of the international development select committee of the parliament, she would soon visit Nigeria to seek 
Kate Osamor, MP for Edmonton, said the meeting with the vice president revealed the vision of the new administration to Nigerians in the UK.

 She said she would deploy her experience to create a new look for the country. (NAN)