Abia Women Groups Rates President Buhari, Ogah High Over Development, Thumbs Minister To Join Gubernatorial Race.
By: Elvis Ogbonnaya, Aba.
Some socio-cultural women groups, drawn from the seventeen Local Government Areas of Abia State under the auspices of Abia Women For Good Governance (AWGG) and World Igbo Women for Equality (WIWE), Abia Chapter, has passed a vote of confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr Uche Samson Ogah.
The groups made their positions known in a communique at the end of her enlarged meeting held at Aba Sports Club, which was signed by the Chairpersons of AWGG, Lady Catherine Nwarukwu and WIWE Abia chapter, Mrs Comfort Ibeleme respectively.
The Women Groups noted that their action followed the commitment of the aforementioned leaders at redefining governance in Nigeria through policy formulations and implementations which has fostered unprecedented improvement in the economic and Infrastructural development in all facets of the Country.
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The organizations attested that President Buhari has raised the bar on youth, men, women empowerment and development through his administration’s Social Investments Programmes in the Country.
The Groups explained that millions of Nigerian citizenry have sufficiently been engaged to become self-reliant, dependent and employers of labour.
The Abia women groups also attested that the current federal government led by President Buhari has recorded giant strides in rewriting the Infrastructural deficits in the Southeast Geopolitical zone, pointing out that the reconstruction of the federal road in the southeast and the roads connecting the southeast to northern and western, as well as reconstruction and dredging of the second Niger which past successive administrations were unable to fix.
The Communique reads in part: “We are aware of the reconstructed Umuahia-Okigwe-Enugu express road, the Ebonyi-Enugu-Onitsha expressway, Onuaku Uturu-Ebonyi road and others too numerous to mention for want of time
“We applaud him for the recent approval for reconstruction of Umuahia/Ikwuano-Ikot Ekpene road and the Enugu-Aba-Port Harcourt road during one of the meetings of Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided by President Buhari
“History will forever be kind to the President as one of the finest leaders Nigeria has ever had since independence because the President has replicated leadership styles of the Late M. I Okpara of blessed memory of Eastern Region that is worthy of emulation”.
The Abia women organizations also expressed their gratitude to President Buhari over the appointment of Dr Uchechukwu Samson Ogah, as Honorable Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, describing the Abia-born Minister as the father of modern Abia and beckon of hope for generational Abians.
The Groups applauded Ogah for the effective representation of the State, the entire Southeast in the Federal Executive Council, noting that the outstanding gains recorded by the Minister so far are historic in the history of Abia and the nation at large.
The Abia Women Groups used the fora to appeal to President Muhammadu Buhari to come to their aid and prevail on Dr Ogah to join the Abia governorship race ahead of the 2023 general elections as the populace in the State are yearning for him to bring his vast leadership acumen to entrench true and people-oriented governance for the good of Abia State.
The Groups also posited that the Minister has raised the bar in the present federal government‘s diversification of the nation’s economy through natural and mineral resources which undoubtedly have boosted the revenue base used in developing other critical facets of Nigeria’s economy.
The Southeast women groups also commended Uche Ogah for the political stability and harmony existing in Abia State as well as his immense support to the present government in the State irrespective of political affiliations.
“Some had wished he used his proximity to the President as a Minister of the Federal Republic to invoke political crises in his home state or be at war with Gov. Ikpeazu for political expediency but Uche Ogah wouldn’t do any of such rather, as a true son of Abia, irrespective of political interest or affiliation, he has supported all requests and grants of Abia State at the Federal Executive Council
“He understands when it’s time for governance and when it’s appropriate for political gimmicks and campaign, therefore, after 2019 governorship election which he contested and came second, as a true democrat, he congratulated the winner, Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu and wished him well”
The Abia Women For Good Governance and World Igbo Women for Equality also applauded Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for the giant strides recorded in the areas of Infrastructure especially, the ongoing establishment of the Enyimba Economic City project which has already turned the State into a new destination for local and foreign business investment.
The Indigenous women organizations however concluded that it would embark on massive mobilization and Sensitization of eligible women, men and youths to visit respective INEC centres for registration and revalidation of their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) to enable them to exercise their civil rights in electing credible and worthy candidates in the 2023 general elections.
