Emenike Promises New Deal for Abia’s Oil Communities

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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia State, High Chief Ikechi Emenike, has assured the oil bearing communities of a better deal when the main opposition party comes to power in 2023.

He gave the assurance at Ohambele, Ukwa East Local Government Area during a meeting with party stakeholders, noting that the entire Ukwa East and West local governments have been serially neglected by successive Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governments.

Abia earned its status as oil producing state and component of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) due to the oil wells in Ukwa West and the capped oil ones in Ukwa East.

Emenike, who described Ukwa as “a blessed land” with oil and good topography, decried the persistent neglect of both Ndoki and Asa people, whose land is the goose that lays the golden egg for Abia State.

He had, while on his way to Ukwa East with his entourage, experienced the deplorable state of the roads leading into Ukwa, noting that it was the effect of bad governance that has spread across Abia.

According to him, nobody “after passing through this road(Azumini-Opobo road) and others in Abia State” would not be moved to be part of the coming change in the state.

“When the change comes that road you’re seeing in very bad shape will be in good shape,” he said, adding that it appears that the ruling PDP government “loves bad roads” given the decay all over the state.

The Abia APC leader regretted that building of roads has continued to be part of election campaigns whereas an elected government should be talking of bigger issues and not mundane ones like road construction.