The member representing the Ohaozara/Onicha/ Ivo federal constituency at the National Assembly, Hon Nkemkanma Kama, has appealed to Ebonyi State Governor Francis Nwifuru, to come to the aid of Ukawu in the Onicha local government and Ameke-Ishiagu in Ivo local government over the collapse of their bridge.
According to Kama, the two communities in Onicha and Ivo Local government Area of the State have been cut off from their farmland thereby leading to encroachment by neighbouring community from Enugu State.
Kama, disclosed this at the weekend during a constituency tour and inspection of some projects he was carrying out in various communities as he is set to embark on reconstruction and revitalisation of some primary health care facilities in his constituency.
He vowed to partner with the state, Federal Government and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) in the revitalisation of the PHC facilities to ensure that the people of his constituent have constant access to healthcare services.
He said: “The governor is a reputed builder who has changed the narrative of the state and I know that he will hearken to this appeal.
“The non provision of a bridge at Ameke- Ishiagu prevents our people from accessing their farm lands which makes their neighbours from Enugu, encroach on them.
“The fallen bridge at Ukawu makes the journey across villages and beyond the community tedious, ultimately bringing untold hardship on the people.
“The primary health care centre in Ukawu for instance is mind-buggling and I can’t understand why that community would not have such centre functional.
“We intend to handle about 5 of such centres across the constituency with available resources.
“It is not about the quantity but quality as delivering adequate health care to the people remains the primary objective.”
The federal lawmaker also visited some of the schools where the holiday lessons he sponsored for students was going on.
He explained that the initiative was to stop the children from roaming the streets during the current holidays but be confined within the school environment for tutorials.
“The extra-mural classes will harness their intellect to complement what they were taught in school and the experience will be rewarding and beneficial to the pupils and the the society.”
Kama expressed satisfaction at the projects he attracted with many of them completed with many others at various stages of completion.
“We hope that the projects which include water boreholes, solar street lights, primary health care centres among others, would be completed by December 22.
“We are constructing 13 boreholes for 10 communities of the constituency with each getting one and some two boreholes.
“We are installing 50 solar street lights for each of the 34 wards of the constituency and we are committed to completing the installation,” he said.
Kama also, visited solar power boreholes he dug in Isiama Mgbom Ugwulangwu in Ohaozara LG of the state.
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