By Ruth Oginyi
The people of Amanyima, Okpitumo community in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state were overwhelmed with joy on Thursday when the Member representing Ikwo/ Ezza-South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Ebonyi State, Hon. Chinedu Ogah commissioned electricity project build in the community.
Hon. Ogah also commissioned Transformer at Oferekpe community and , 3 classroom block buildings attracted by him to the benefiting schools in the constituency.
Speaking while inaugurating the projects, Hon. Ogah who is the Deputy Chairman House Committee on Poverty Alleviation, said he donated transformers in the communities for sufficient supply of electricity to rural areas, especially to farmers who are major producer of farm products in the state.
Hon. Ogah explained that in Amayima, APC lost election in the community in 2019 but in 2023 the people promised to deliver their vote to the party which they did thus the reason he used donation if the transformer to thank the people.
He further said that classroom buildings he built in the constituency will providea conducive learning environment for Primary School Students in the constituency.
The Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Tajudeen Abass who was represented by Rt. Hon. Munachim Ikechi Alozie, representing Obingwa/ Osisioma/Ugwunabo federal constituency, Abia State, was present during the inauguration of the projects.
The Speaker was accompanied by Members of the federal House of Representatives, including, Prof Paul Nmachi, a member representing Enugu East and Isiuzo federal constituency.
Other personalities present during the inauguration of the projects included: The All Progressives Congress(APC), the Chairman in the state, Chief Stanley Okoro Emegha, Prince Oguzor Offia-Nwali JP, Ebonyi State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Dr. Ilang Donatus, Commissioner for Boarder, Peace, and Resolution.
Like Ugbala who is from one of the benefiting communities. Ugbala said with electricity youth urban migration would reduce.
Community members who spoke to press prayers for God’s wisdom and protection upon him.
