From = Everest Ezihe , Owerri
Touched by the months of socioeconomic sufferings of the people of Eziome Mbieri Community in Mbaitoli Council area of Imo State due to lack of power supply, Rt. Hon. Okey Onyekanma has donated and installed a 300KVA transformer to the populous community to alleviate their sufferings.
Onyekanma, who is the law maker representing the State Constituency recalled that he had in 2021 donated the same brand new 300KVA transformer to the same community as part of his commitments in uplifting his constituents welfare informing that the recent transformer will supplement the existing transformer so as to prevent it from being overloaded due to increase in population within the area of coverage.
Speaking while handing over the power transformer to the community at Nkwoala Eziome, the Law maker who was represented by his aids, Justice Chukwunatu Nwafor and Hon. Becon Duru appealed to the people to guard the transformer against being vandalised.
According to him” in 2021 when we donated the 300KVA transformer at Amaoji, that we would bring a supplimentary transformer that will support the existing transformer to prevent it from being overloaded due to increase in population. Today, in fulfillment of that promise, we are handing over this 300KVA supplimentary transformer to your community. We passionately appeal to you all to guard the transformer against being vandalised.”
Responding on behalf of the community, the President General of Eziome Progressive Union, Sir. Emmanuel Ihemtuge, commended the lawmaker for his zeal and unbridled determination to impact lives and the society.
He reiterated that the lawmaker has demonstrated that charity begins at home and improvement of the welfare of the people
According to Ihemtuge “On behalf of my community, I thank Rt. Hon. Okey Onyekanma for this gesture. Eziome people are grateful and this good will, can never be forgotten,”
All the people who spoke during the outing commended Rt. Hon Okey Onyekanma for being sensitive to the needs of his constituents and for raising the bar of effective representation.
