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Council Trains 4,000 Youths, Provides Free Medical Services
The Ogba/Egbema/ Ndoni Local Government Council has trained over 4,000 youths across the entire local government on various skills in the last one year.
The skills acquisition programme was facilitated by the local government in conjunction with Afrinet and Bank of Agriculture.
The Chairman of the council, Hon.Vincent Job, who stated this while rendering his one year account of stewardship to the people at the council’s headquarters in Omoku, said his administration within one year initiated a free medical intervention for adults from age 60 and above.
Job said the council supported the ongoing adult literacy programme to boost the literacy level of the people of the aera.
The chairman added that his administration in the last one year has also graded many roads and streets which were hitherto impassable while also constructing health center at Obakata Omoku.
“The council constructed security post at the council secretariat, provided three patrol vehicles, provided street lights to illuminate the streets at night and rehabilitated Okwuzi police station for the security of the people”, he said.
Job said the council within the last 365 days renovated Kreigani Primary School, paid for JAMB fee for over 200 candidates, awarded scholarship to indigent students in various communities and embarked on construction of six classroom block at Obuohia Omoku.
The chairman said the council also constructed refuse receptacles, Egbada bridge hand rail and other projects including sporting facilities within one year in office.
He promised to make good use of the little resources at his disposal to execute more people-oriented projects and programmes that would impact on the lives of the citizenry.
Job said security, sanitation and youth empowerment were key areas of focus of his administration in line with the mandate of Governor Nyesom Wike’s government.
By: Ike Wigodo
Rivers
100 Days: Omuma Council Boss Lists Achievements
The Chairman of Omuma Local Government Council in Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Promise Reginald, has given his scorecard in the first 100 days of his administration.
Reginald was elected on October 6, 2024 under the platform of All People’s Party (APP) alongside 21 other Council chairmen in the State, with the exclusion of Etche Local Government Council chairman, Dr. Uzodinma Nwafor, who was elected from a different political party.
Given his scorecard at a press briefing held in his Port Harcourt last Thursday, the Omuma Council boss expressed gratitude to Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and the Omuma people for the confidence reposed in him.
He listed restoration of 24 hours electricity, belle first welfare empowerment programme, purchase of 28 empowerment vehicles as well as 100 JAMB forms as some of the projects his administration had achieved within the first 100 days in office.
Others were the construction of Eberi Mordern Market, renovation of Eberi Hospital, construction of hospital and rural road in Ward 2 as well as the construction of a secondary school project in Ward 10 as ongoing projects started by his administration that were near completion within three to four months period.
He pointed out with pleasure that Governor
Fubara had taken over the construction of the modern school project and the road construction.
On the human capacity development, the chairman said that his administration introduced an empowerment programme where an Omuma indegene was given one million naira every month to support his or her business.
“On education development, we have constituted a Scholarship Board to award scholarships to 10 best students of Omuma origin from year one to final year, and also we have resolved to award overseas scholarships to three Omuma indigenes to study abroad in science, medicine and engineering related disciplines. We want to leave a legacy that we will be remembered when we leave office”, he stated
According to him, his administration has proposed to establish a modern hotel in the area and also embark on mechanized agriculture to boost the revenue and tourism of the local government area.
He used the opportunity to thank the people of the local government area for their support for the Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, and assured that Omuma people would continue to support the present administration in the state.
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