Anambra Community Appeals To Oduah For Basic Amenities

Igbokenyi community in
Anambra West local government of Anambra State has appealed to the PDP Senatorial Candidate for Anambra North Zone, Princess Stella Oduah, to facilitate the provision of social amenities in the area
The Vicar of St. Mary’s Anglican Church, Igbokenyi, Rev. Victor Ogbalu, made the appeal when Oduah, the former Minister of Aviation and her senatorial campaign team paid a visit to the community.
Ogbalu said that life in the community had been unbearable since no form of civilization could be found in the agrarian community.
“We have no access road, potable water, hospital, school and power supply.
“I pity our august visitor for the 15 minutes trek to the community centre after alighting from the boat.
“Here, we do not talk of vehicles and most people, especially children, who were born in this community, have not seen a vehicle before.
“If you doubt what I am telling you, just go round and if you see any vehicle I will give you N10,000 on the spot.
“We see vehicles only when we leave our community for other towns. The few privileged ones who work or reside outside this community park their vehicles in the neighbouring Illah community in Delta State.
“Our people have to board speed boats, which cost about N300, to get to our community from boat loading spots along the River Niger,’’ he said.
The cleric also said that the people source water from River Niger because there was neither borehole nor power supply in the area.
“Here, a litre of fuel cost N200 and there is no GSM network.
“Social amenities like hospitals and schools are not here. We need help from anywhere it may come from,’’ he pleaded.
Responding, Oduah, decried the abject poverty in the community and promised to do everything possible to alleviate their plight.
“I assure you as a mother, sister and by the grace of God, your senator come March 28; that will do all in my human possibilities to provide social amenities, especially borehole and school in this community.
“I will also want to work hand-in-hand with the governor of the state to bring other social amenities and lighten your socio-economic burden.
“I have gone round the zone, the level of poverty and social lack here is just enormous.’’
Oduah however, urged the people to vote en mass for the PDP to enable her to redeem the promises she had made.
She donated items worth millions of naira, including bags of rice, beans, corn flour, onion, salt and tubers of yam as well as rechargeable radios, torch-lights, umbrella, T-shirts, caps and wrappers to the people.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that it took Oduah and her campaign team three hours on a speed boat from Onitsha axis of the River Niger to locate the community.