The wife of the Ebonyi State
governor, Mrs. Rachel Umahi has commissioned some facilities meant to improve
the living standards of the people of Afikpo South otherwise known as Edda
land.
The commissioning was part of
activities lined up during a one day visit of the governor’s wife to the local
government area.
The projects include Ogiri
village Hall with eight market stalls, a 32,000-litre capacity water scheme at
Ndeokpor Oso Edda and a four-classroom block with headmaster’s office, toilets
and store at Igboeze township school in Ekoli Edda
Speaking shortly after the
commissioning, the wife of the governor said that the projects would impact
positively on the lives of both women and youths in the area and give a
face-lift to the Council area.
Mrs. Umahi pointed out that the
vision of the present administration is not only to improve the living standard
of the people but also speed up infrastructural development of Afikpo south LGA
and the state at large.
She commended the people of the
council area for their unfettered commitment and support to the progress of the
Governor David Umahi-led administration and expressed optimism that agenda of
the present administration would benefit the people of the area.
Mrs Umahi enjoined the people to
continue to be peaceful stressing that meaningful development can thrive in n
atmosphere of rancour and violence.
Mrs Umahi later attended a rally
in the Council where she inaugurated the Rachel Umahi for Akubaraoha 2019
Organization.
Meanwhile over 10,000 women from
the 11 autonomous communities of Edda clan in Afikpo South Local Government
Area of Ebonyi state at a rally
unanimously adopted the state Governor, Chief David Umahi for a second
term in office.
The women in doing this cited his
numerous achievement in the area of infrastructure and human, capital
development in the state in the last 2 and half years.
The women who took the decision
at the Egbebu Primary school, Ekoli Edda in Afikpo South LGA during the Rachel
Umahi Women for Akubaraoha 2019 solidarity rally stated that the Governor has
since assumption of office has transformed the state capital and the 13 local
government areas in the state.
Some of the women who took their
turn to eulogise the achievement of the Governor said that they have commenced
the mobilization and sensitization of every woman within the voting age who is
yet to register and collect her voters card to immediately do so to enable them
vote massively for the People’s Democratic Party in the state.
A woman activist in the state who
was also the former Head of Service under the administration of Chief Martin
Elechi, Mrs. Ugo Nnachi while enumerating the achievements of Governor David
Umahi stated that in 2019, no one from the clan would summon the courage to
come out to contest against the governor as he has achieved many of the
yearnings and aspiration of the people of the community.
Mrs. Nnachi listed some of the
achievement of the Governor to include construction of minimum of twenty
kilometers rigid concrete paved roads in each of the 13 local government areas,
provision of street lights in Abakaliki Capital Territory and all the 13 local
government areas, completion of Ebonyi State School of Nursing Uburu and the
completion of the construction of Amangwu Edda twin bridges among others.
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