It was all shouts of joy from the people of Isuikwuato/ Umunneochi Federal constituency as the member representing them at National Assembly, Hon. Amobi Ogah doled out an unprecedented empowerment items to beneficiaries to mark his one year anniversary.
The event which took place at his Onuaku Uturu country home featured the distribution of over 15 vehicles including cars, minibuses and mini trucks, 20 tricycles and 66 motorcycles.
Other items including hairdressing machines, sewing machines, grinding machines, vulcanizing machines, big generator sets, car wash pressure pump machines, hundreds of bags of fertilizers and bags of rice.
Speaking at the ceremony, Hon Ogah who disclosed that over 30 more motorcycles will soon arrive for immediate distribution added that cash presentation to constituents will also commence without delay.
While assuring that this shall become an annual event, he appealed to those yet benefit to be patient as they will be selected to benefit in the subsequent editions.
The National Member however charged beneficiaries to ensure they put the equipment received to good use, pointing that the equipment would enable them to become self-reliant and employers of labour.
The Federal lawmaker, while thanking the people of Isuikwuato and Umunneochi Federal Constituency for the overwhelming love and support given to him during and after the last general elections, assured them of his unwavering determination to continue representing them effectively as well as prioritize their welfare and interests.
Presenting his scorecard to his constituents, Hon. Ogah disclosed that he has, within the past one year at the National Assembly, sponsored numerous bills, reconstructed the Ukwunwangwu Daily Market with solar-powered streetlights, opened access roads to Ulonna North Farm Settlement to ease the transportation of farmers’ produce from the farms to the markets, and sunk solar-powered boreholes in five zones across the federal constituency, including Uturu, Isuikwuato, Isuochi, Umuchieze, and Nneato.
According to him, he has also rehabilitated the Isuikwuato General Hospital with a steady power supply, provided free community eye care medical outreach in Isuikwuato and Umunneochi, constructed a six-classroom building at Eziama Nneato Model Secondary School, distributed 1,000 seedlings of super green palm trees, awarded scholarships to 22 students at the Abia State College of Health Sciences and Management Technology, Aba, registered over 154 indigent students for WAEC, and awarded scholarships to 66 youths to study at the Federal College of Agriculture, Isiagu, Ebonyi State among other initiatives.
“My vision is that, as you are empowered today, you will become employers of labour, thereby becoming vessels of empowerment and wealth creators in the constituency, “Hon. Ogah noted.
He used the forum to announce various development projects to be embarked upon in the next few weeks and assured that he will not let them down.
In his goodwill message the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure represented by the National Vice Chairman South East, Hon. Ceekay Igara, described the event as memorable and lauded Hon Ogah for working in line with the party’s manifesto.
In his speech, the Member representing Isuikwuato State Constituency at the Abia State House of Assembly, Hon. Lucky Johnson, expressed maximum satisfaction with the outstanding performance of Hon. Amobi Ogah and restated his desire to continue collaborating with him despite party differences.
In their responses, some of the beneficiaries, including Promise Udeh, Ugochukwu Nwankwo, Chidozie Mba, Fabian Okeke, Chinaza Nwaoha, among others, who were overwhelmed with Joy thanked Hon. Ogah for his kind gestures and prayed God to keep blessing and directing him.
