By Maxwell Okechukwu
Abakaliki
The Indigenous People of Ehugbo in Afikpo North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, in every nook and cranny experiences celebration dynamite in their New yam festival celebration 2022 , as All Progressive Alliance (APGA) Gubernatorial candidate, Professor Ben Ifenyi Chukwu Odo and his political entourage, Joined in the celebration, to mark their New calendar year.
Prof. Odo and his team, who tour round all the villages of the Area was carried away with joy on the way and manner people came out in mass to receive them in all the villages and Areas they enter.
while addressing them in their various gathering, allows their representatives Speakers to speak on behalf of the people, in enabling him to know their minds and needs for a solution to their demands and wants.
The People on their request demanded for reconnection of Electricity in all the Communities that made up the Local Government Area, which has been abandoned for couple of years, which many of the erected polls are delapedating, also some roads that are not motorable, while those earlier constructed has turn to a death trap, mostly the major road Afikpo/Abakaliki express way.
“which the present administration are promising to dualise yet nothing has been done, meanwhile they are rounding up to an end.”
“Infrastructure we are not benefiting like any other Local governments Areas in the State has benefited.”
“Empowerment we are hearing of it on Radio while most closed Local governments are receiving theirs, even when the main Eke market was raise down by fire outbreak, till now the State government has not done any thing to the affected victims.”
The People in conclusion said” Afikpo in general are not going to base their voting on party, rather on those that will look properly the affairs and welfare of her people and the Area.
Professor Odo,who in reciprocation promised the entire people that if voted him into power come 2023 general Election. that he will fulfill all that he is promising them.
He also made it known, that Ehugbo Indigenous and Umuekumenyi are from the same ground parents, thereby naming and answering the same names, Ekuma and other. Names.
And Calls on Ehugbo people to massively vote for him on the fourth coming 2023 general Election, that all his promises to them, would be fulfilled.