Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki
The member representing Ohaozara/Onicha/ Ivo federal constituency at the National Assembly, Chief Nkemkanma Kama, is set to embark on reconstruction and revitalisation of some primary health care facilities in his constituency.
The Lawmaker stated this at the weekend during a constituency tour and inspection of some projects he was carrying out in various communities in the constituency.
He said he will collaborate with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency in the revitalisation of the PHCs.
He expressed worry at the poor state of some of the primary health care centers promising to collaborate with both the state and Federal Government to ensure the people have constant access to health care.
“The primary health care centre in Ukawu for instance is mind boggling and I can’t understand why that community would not have such centre functional”
“We intend to handle about 5 of such centres across the constituency with available resources.
“It is not about the quantity but quality as delivering adequate health care to the people remains the primary objective,” he said.
The Lawmaker also visited a makeshift bamboo bridge at Ameke-Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area (LGA) and a fallen bridge at Ukawu, in Onicha LGA.
He appealed to the state governor, Francis Nwifuru, to come to the aid of the two communities by siting a new bridge at Ameke and reconstructing the Ukwu bridge.
He explained that the people of Ameke have been cut off from their farmland and this has led to encroachment by neighbouring communities from Enugu State.
He said: “The governor is a reputed builder who has changed the narrative of the state and I know that he will hearken to this appeal.
“The non-provision of a bridge at Ameke-Ishiagu prevents our people from accessing their farmlands which makes their neighbours from Enugu, encroach on them.
“The fallen bridge at Ukawu makes the journey across villages and beyond the community tedious, ultimately bringing untold hardship on the people.”
The lawmaker also visited some of the schools where the holiday lessons he sponsored for students was going on.
He explained that the initiative was to stop the children from roaming the streets during the current holidays but be confined within the school environment for tutorials.
“The extra-mural classes will harness their intellect to complement what they were taught in school and the experience will be rewarding and beneficial to the pupils and the the society.”
Kama expressed satisfaction at the projects he attracted with many of them completed while others are at various stages of completion.
“We hope that the projects which include water boreholes, solar street lights, primary health care centres among others, would be completed by December 22.
“We are constructing 13 boreholes for 10 communities of the constituency with each getting one and some two boreholes.
“We are installing 50 solar street lights for each of the 34 wards of the constituency and we are committed to completing the installation,” he said.
