From Victor Nwegede, Abakaliki
A member representing Ezza South/Ikwo Federal Constituency, Hon Chinedu Ogah on Wednesday freely bought fuel for thousands of motorcyclists popularly known as okada riders, hundreds of tricycle operators and other numerous motor drivers to mark his 46th birthday anniversary.
Ogah also distributed food, cash, clothes and other assorted gifts to these groups during his breakfast with them in preparation for his birthday anniversary, which would be held on Saturday 2nd July 2022.
Many of the lawmaker's constituents especially pupils, traders and passersby equally received different gifts including food, cash, clothes, soaps, detergents, among others from him, during the event at the Community Primary School, Ohatekwe Amagu in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
He used the opportunity to inaugurate his newly completed projects, including the Enyiburuchi Primary Health Centre in Ikwo LGA, before proceeding to Ezza South Council Area, where, he replicated similar gestures.
In Ezza South, Hon Ogah inaugurated a concrete road leading to Oriente Civic Centre and a motorized borehole in the area, before the free dispensing of PMS (fuel) to the okada drivers, tricycle operators and other motor drivers within the vicinity.
The event drew the presence of the Chairman of the South-East Traditional Council, HRH Eze Charles Mkpuma, the Deputy Director of Nigeria Aviation Authority, Chief Emmanuel Chukwu, lawmakers from the House of Representatives and their counterparts from Ebonyi State House of Assembly, other public officeholders, private individuals and supporters especially his constituents who came massively to show solidarity to the lawmaker.
All the speakers during the event including Eze Charles Mkpuma, Chief Emmanuel Chukwu, amongst other stakeholders, expressed joy over the lawmaker's humanitarian services and described him as the best among other Ebonyi federal lawmakers since the creation of Ebonyi State.
The stakeholders assured him of their massive support for his victory come 2023 general elections, to continue his good works, noting that his constituents would massively vote for all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC following his vast philanthropic services to humanity since he assumed office.
Also, the beneficiaries including Nwoba Maduka, Chibueze Waka, Chinedu Otubo, and many others eulogized Hon Ogah, describing him as a rare gift to humanity while assuring him of their unwavering support for his victory in the 2023 elections.
Recall that the lawmaker while addressing his constituents, said, though the event was not meant for a political campaign, declared his empowerment and gifts would be packaged for those who had obtained their permanent voter cards, PVCs on the day of the grand finale of his 46th birthday.
He commended his constituents for their overwhelming support for him, which led to his victory in 2019 and assured them of more lofty projects.
He, therefore, expressed optimism that all the APC candidates starting from the positions of the president, governor, and National and State Assembly candidates would win in his constituency in the forthcoming 2023 general elections.