The member representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, in collaboration with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Weekend, distributed multimillion Naira worth of relief materials to the people of Ogwu-aniocha and Ogwu-ikpele communities in Ogbaru Local Government Area (LGA).
The two oil producing communities, it was learnt, were turned into Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs); living in fears, hunger and crisis for years following invasion of unknown gunmen amidst the oil exploration which gave Anambra state 13% derivatives yet they were abandoned by various governments.
Distributing the relief materials which included bags of rice, garri, groundout oil, cartons of maggi, towels, clothing, mosquito nets, mattress, plastic buckets, among others, the Southeast Zonal Coordinator, NEMA, Mrs Ngọzi Echeazu, explained that the agency felt concern over their predicament following Ogene’s consistent narration of their plights through motions at the National Assembly.
Echeazu, who also conveyed the messages of hope from the National Director General, NEMA, Mrs Zubaida Umar, to the populace, urged them to continue supporting the lawmaker with a view to enabling him to attract more developmental projects and supports to them.
Ogene equally trained and empowered 100 persons from the communities and other parts of Ogbaru Federal Constituency on renewable energy, focusing on solar energy installation and maintenance, over the weekend.
According to the lawmaker, who is also Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Renewable Energy, the three-day training, organised in collaboration with the Border Communities Agency (BCDA) and MODESCOM Solution Limited, was aimed at promoting self-dependence and economic growth.
He further maintained that the beneficiaries would receive start-up equipment, funding, and logistical support to enable them to earn a living in the renewable energy sector as well as create employments and green city.
Some of the participants at the training, including Mr Nnamdi Obiekie and Miss Faith John, shared their excitement about learning the intricacies of solar energy installation and maintenance, noting that they would never relent in making career in the sector.
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