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Group Donates Materials To Ogba Flood Victims
A socio-cultural organization based in the United States of America with the acronym-Umu-Ogba in United States (UUSA), has distributed relief materials worth millions of Naria to the flood victims in Ogbaland.
Items distributed include, four hundred basins of garri, one hundred bags of rice, twenty bags of black eye peas beans, fifty cartons of soya beans powder, fifty cartons of cerelac baby food (Nigerian brand) among others.
Speaking at various centres in the affected communities, the national president of Umu Ogba USA , Mr. Benneth Ossiah, explained that, the association was a non profit, no-political group of Ogba sons and daughters living in the United State, adding that, the objective of the body is to provide a forum where its members can actively participate in the development of Ogba land and promote the culture and tradition of the Ogba ethnic group.
He thanked the advisory committee for the good work they had been doing on their behalf in Ali-Ogba, and urged them to maintain the tempo.
The president of Umuogba USA, who was in the company of the chairman Advisory Committee in Ali Ogba and Head of Department, Computer Science Department at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Omoku, Rivers State, Mr. Conqueror Wokocha, and other members of the committee, noted that the flood was a natural phenomenon that had brought chaos, hunger and frustration to people the world over.
Mr. Ossiah said that the provision of relief materials by Umuogba in USA was a mark of concern for the their brothers and sisters, adding that they would execute the second phase of the project to enhance the reduction of the predicament that overwhelmed the victims of the flood.
Also speaking, the chairman of Umuogba USA Advisory Committee in Ali-Ogba, Mr. Conqueror Wokocha stated that they were supplementing government efforts to check the suffering of the flood victims, and advised them to rise above psychological depression and do things that would make them square up with the trials of life.
In their speeches, the traditional rulers and community development committees CDCs of the twenty five towns and villages who benefited from the first phase, thanked the Umu Ogba in USA for their magnanimity and philanthropic disposition.
They noted the role of social organization in the development of the society and commended them for their ingenuity and prayed God to sustain them as forces of social change, to enable them continue to serve humanity.
It will be recalled that Umu-Ogba USA had carried out an initial project, called Elieta School Project, before embarking on the donation of relief materials to flood victims in Ogba.
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We’ll Drive Tinubu’s Vision in Rivers With Vigour – Fubara …Inaugurates Dualized Ahoada/Omoku Road ….Debunks Rift With RSHA
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he will lead Rivers people to galvanize support for President Bola Tinubu to drive the vision and objectives of the Renewed Hope Agenda in the State with vigour.
The governor, who joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday, explained that his decision to join the APC was not for personal interest but for the overall benefit of Rivers State.
Fubara disclosed these while inaugurating the extension of the dualized Ahoada/ Omoku Express road in Ahoada East and Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
He commended the contracting firm, Julius Berger, for timely delivery of the project, saying the project is a campaign promise fulfilled which will bring economic benefits to the people and tackle issues of insecurity associated with the route.
He said his administration has remained focused in delivering democratic dividends in the state despite facing glaring challenges.
The governor thanked the people of Ahoada East and Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Areas for their continuous support, and urged his supporters to remain steadfast and also support President Tinubu who he said, has demonstrated love to Rivers State as a father.
Fubara denied having rift with the Rivers State House of Assembly, stating that his meeting with the lawmakers was stalled as a result of delay in the agreed meeting to be convened by former Governor Nyesom Wike and other stakeholders for him to meet with the state lawmakers.
“I have made every effort to meet with the Assembly members, but it is not within my leadership to initiate the meeting process.
“The arrangement was for my leader, Wike, and the elders led by Anabraba to call for a meeting with the the lawmakers.
“I’m a gentleman and principled. I can’t go behind to call them when we’ve already agreed. Whoever that tell them that I don’t want to meet with them, or I rejected proposal meant for them isn’t saying the truth,” Fubara said.
The Permanent Secretary of the Rivers State Ministry Works, Mr Austin Ezekiel-Hart, who gave the project description, said the delivery of the project was a fulfillment of long time dream by the people of Ahoada East and Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Areas.
He said the road was previously a single lane and has now been dualised to 14.6 meters wide, complete with solar-powered streetlights with drainages.
He said the road significantly would reduce travel time between Ahoada and Omoku while improving economic activity in the region.
In his welcome address, Chairman of Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local Government Area, Hon. Chuku Shedrack Ogbogu, described the road as a symbol of unity, oneness, and development, thanking the governor for fulfilling his campaign promises.
On his part, the Managing Director of Julius Berger, Engr. Peer Lusbash, said the project was awarded to his company in 2023 with a completion period of 18 months which was achieved in best quality.
He added that Julius Berger enjoyed a good support from the Fubara administration, and assured to complete all ongoing projects being handled by Julius Berger on specification, especially the Ring Road project which is a legacy project.
Rivers State, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, has reaffirmed his commitment to ensuring good healthcare for the people of Rivers State.
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?Governor Fubara stated this when he played host to the Country Director of UNICEF, Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef and her management team in Port Harcourt, last Tuesday.
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?The governor who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Benibo Anabraba, said he would continue to provide the necessary facilities in order to ensure accessible and good health care for all Rivers people.
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?”We are constructing new zonal hospitals across the State. The Ahoada Zonal hospital will be commissioned in December and others are near completion.
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?”We are grateful to UNICEF for all they have done and believe we can always work together to care for the vulnerable in the society. We appreciate your physical presence, and believe that your staff working remotely, can also do more virtually. We have a capable Commissioner of Health, Dr. Adaeze Oreh, to help foster our relationship, communication and greater collaboration,” he said.
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?The Country Director for UNICEF Nigeria, Ms. Wafaa Saeed Abdelatef, assured Governor Fubara of UNICEF’s support to the programmes of the State Government. She appealed that health facilities such as the Oxygen Plant at Eleme Local Government Ares and the New Born Care Units be solarized.
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?”Be assured that UNICEF will continue to work and support the programmes here in Rivers State. We have seen the Oxygen Plant at Eleme LGA which has been effective because of the Public Private Partnership. We appeal that the plant be solarized.
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?”I commend your leadership of the State and assure that we are here to support your effort and assure you that you can count on our support and partnership. Rivers State is one of the states we can showcase how things are working so others can learn,” she added.
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