Infrastructure: Buhari Has Helped Abia North, Entire State — APC

Members of All Progressives Congress, APC Abia North caucus have commended President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the region in terms of infrastructure in zone and the state generally, passing a vote of confidence on him and the federal government.

At a meeting in Isuikwuato on Thursday at the home of Rep. Nkeiru Onyejeocha, chairman of the caucus, the APC leaders also vowed to ensure victory for the party in the Aba North/South Federal Constituency bye-election scheduled to take place on March 27, 2021.

The party is fielding a former Chief of Staff in Abia State, Hon. Mascot Uzor Kalu in the coming election which will have him square it up with the APGA and PDP candidates.

Addressing members of the party at the meeting, Hon. Onyejeocha representative for Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency commended President Buhari for his support in ensuring the development of the zone and the state at large.

She commended the quality of leaders representing the zone at the state and federal levels, saying it is not unconnected with the reason there are a lot of construction sites in the area.

“We also appreciate our dear President Buhari for approving the the infrastructural projects in our budget, he has been so supportive and committed to the uplifting of our people not just in Abia-North but the Southeast without his approval majority of the roads projects in our zone wouldn’t have been possible.

“I also thank my leader Senator Orji Uzor Kalu for making sure that the developments are evenly spread across the five local governments in our zone. He’s not the kind of leaders that would be sentimental by concentrating on only where they come from when it comes to projects and other dividends of democracy, said Onyejeocha.

She continued “Honorable Benjamin Kalu on his path has also performed very well , he’s antecedents does not show that he is a first time law maker at the National Assembly and I am very proud of him. As first time member he has executed so any projects and has remained connected to his people at home, so it’s a plus. We have lawmakers who are their 3rd or 4th terms but the people who they represent cannot even remember when last they visited home except only during elections, but Abia-North is different.

“Down here in Isuikwuato/Umuneochi , what I am doing in Isuikwuato terms of project is also what I am doing in Umuneochi, it would be wrong for me to concentrate only in Umuneochi because I am from here. I have a pact with the people of Isuikwuato, that Abia-North is the strongest zone of the APC in the Southeast didn’t come on a platter of Gold, we worked for it and we earned it.”

In his remarks, the leader of APC in Abia and the Senator representing Abia North, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu called for peaceful elections in the upcoming bye-election for Aba North/South Federal Constituency.

Hhe implored all stakeholders to eschew all forms of malpractices and violence.

The Chief Whip stressed the need for the protection of voters in order to instill the confidence for them to come out and perform their civic responsibilities.

In his words “As a party, we put all in place to protect our votes, we shall make sure that the election is peaceful, free and fair so that the mandate of the people will prevail. I implore the Youths to desist from any form of electoral malpractice like ballot snatching because it will be resisted. The people should come out emmase to vote for their preferred candidate and remain peaceful. The people must be assured that they will be protected so that they will have the confidence to perform their civic responsibilities.

“Our party will do more for the people of Aba, we shall replicate the Aba the type of developments on going in APC Senatorial districts, within the first year Aba people will have Ten Brand new roads, it will be on record that a Senatorial district that is not APC controlled will be having Ten need roads , because they voted for our party and the people are the major beneficiaries of this projects.

“When I was Governor, I constructed so many roads in Aba some people thought I didn’t know what I was doing but I understood that this is a sustainable development for our people. Because with roads our people will thrive in their economic activities.

“The election is a task for everyone, one of us it is a collective responsibility, as stakeholders we urge all the contestants and their supporters to do the right thing by ensuring the election is peaceful.

Among the caucus members present were; Spokesman of House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu ; member of the Abia State House of Assembly representing Bende North Hon Chijioke Chukwu, Minority Whip Honourable Member Representing Isuikwuato state Constituency, Hon Barrister EMEKA Okorafor ; General Azubuike Ihejirika ;Dr Madukwe Ukaegbu; Abia North APC zonal chairman, Chief Chris Ajah; Rt.Hon. Prince Arua Arunsi; Dr. Chidia Maduekwe; Secretary of the Caucus, Dr. Emeka I.U. Kalu; Zonal Woman Leader, Mrs. Ngozi Ogbuagu among others.