By Abbanobi – Eku Onyekachi
The representative of Abia North Senatorial District of Abuja state in the 10th Senate, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu was said to have moved to reduce to the barest minimum, hunger, insecurity and infrastructure deficits in his district, by distributing over 250,000 bags of grains, flour and Toyota Hilux vans to communities within the district.
As a follow-up to tackle hunger occasioned by the Nation’s economic crisis, the former Abia Governor distributed a total of 250, 000 bags of rice beans and garri to his constituents drawn from the five local Government areas.
In addition, the former Senate Chief Whip has continued to commission more new roads and school infrastructures within Abia-North, according to a press release from his media office.
The release went further to say that early this year, the former Chief Whip, who is currently the Senate Committee Chairman on Privation handed over security patrol vehicles which he personally procured to the Ohafia, Isiukwuato and Igbere, Bende LG Area Commands of the Police force in Abia-North and the Igbere Vigilante group, just as he admonished his constituents to shun crimes and other forms of violence, saying such will stem the tide against insecurity.
Seeing the need to execute more infrastructural projects, the release went on, Kalu has since this year commissioned newly constructed and renovated infrastructures such as schools, roads including a cottage industry, among which were the completed and delivered long awaited roads located at Amoba 6km, Itumbuzor, Ugwuazo/Akama, 2km “Uburuihe”, Ndi Inya Abam all in Arochukwu LGA of the Senatorial District and Okafia Igbere to Alayi Road; the Uzo Ubi Ozara Road, Ezeukwu Road all in Bende LGA.
So far the following schools have been commissioned; Mbala Central School, Lokpanta National School, Nneato Central School all at Umunneochi LGA. At Arochukwu LGA Amaeke Abam Primary School, Ndi Okpo Primary School and May Selessor Primary School Amannagwu Village Arochukwu Town have all been opened up for use.
Other newly completed schools expected to be launched within the month of March and April are: Umuakpa Primary School Item, Alaiyi Community Primary School, Obibia Primary School Itumbuzor; Umuerem Central School, Central school Amune-Ovim, Amiyi Uhu Central School, Okono Central Primary School, Ndi Ibe Communiy School, Okagwe Community Primary School all situated at Bende, Isiukwuato and Ohafia local government areas respectively.
Rural industrialisation also caught the attention of the Abia-North Lawmaker, who constructed now functional cassava processing plants in Agbagwu and another Palm oil processing plant in Agboji Abiriba areas of Arochukwu and Bende LGAs accordingly.
The gesture according to the Senator is a consolidatory effort to the over 2000 grain and cassava processing machines which he shared amongst low income farmers last year.
