Fed Rep: APGA Candidate For Ogbaru Constituency Canvasses FG’s Assistance On Ecological Challenges
The Campaign Council
Mr Arinze Awogu, candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Ogbaru Federal Constituency says there is need for the Federal Government to complement the efforts of Anambra Government in tackling the ecological challenges in the area.
Awogu, a former chairman of Ogbaru Local Government Area said this during the inauguration of the Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu Campaign Council in Atani on Sunday.
Awou said the ecological problems of Ogbaru which had all its 16 communities along the bank of River Niger included annual flooding and water body encroachment which had displaced families and farmlands permanently.
Awogu said a substantial share of Ecological Fund should be channelled to addressing the threat as was being used to intervene in places facing gully erosion and draught problems.
He promised that if elected as representative of the constituency in the National Assembly, he would bring the issues to the front burner and ensured it got the attention and response it deserved from the Federal Government.
“Substantial amount of Ogbaru landscape has been lost to water erosion locally called “Iboo”, this is worse than gully erosion.
“When you look towards the River Niger, a visitor would conclude that what is being seen afar off is the waterbody, that is not true.
“Half of what you are seeing used to be people’s houses, farmland, historical sites, public schools, Magistrate court, post office, ancient monuments, they have all been lost to water erosion and the threat is continuing.
Awogu commended Gov. Chukwuma Soludo for giving the environmental and existential challenges of Ogbaru people a priority attention but noted that the job was enormous that Anambra government would not shoulder it alone.
According to him, the job of transforming Ogbaru will not be left to the governor alone, I will complement the efforts of the governor in Ogbaru Federal Constituency if I become your representative in Federal House
“The ecological threats and other challenges we face are enormous, from Okpoko to Ogwu-Ikpele, our representation at the green chamber will give a towering voice to how they adversely impact on the lives of Ogbaru people,” he said.
The Campaign Council was inaugurated by Mr Chinedu Nwoye, the Deputy Chief Of Staff and Chief Of Protocol to Soludo.
According to Nwoye, Awogu is a man of integrity whose passion for the wellbeing of the people is second to none, so the Campaign Council should work to deliver, he is the hope of an assured future for Ogbaru Constituency.
The Campaign Council has Mr Onochie Obiora, a clergyman and former chairman of APGA in Ogbaru LGA as its chairman with other notable party stalwarts in the constituency.
The event was attended by government functionaries, House of Assembly members and candidates of APGA including former first lady, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, candidate for Anambra North Senatorial District.
