The President-General of Nibo Community in Awka South Local Government Area, Professor Tony Nwokoye recently urged Anambra to vote massively for Governor Chukwuma Soludo in the November Eight Governorship election to sustain the tempo of development across the state.
The President-General, Professor Nwokoye, the traditional ruler of Nibo Kingdom, Eze Michael Ngene and the entire people of Nibo community have affirmed that Nibo town has benefited and still benefiting from various development initiatives of Governor Soludo.
Nibo sons and daughters therefore thank Governor Soludo for the ongoing construction of Anambra State Rehabilitation Centre at Nibo, the ongoing construction of Isiagu junction – Ifite-Nibo, – Okwuorji road, with a spur to UgwuNwoka, down to Oye Nwochichi and joining the Amawbia -Nibo Road.
However, Nibo community is still requesting for more interventions by the Governor in other areas because of the strategic location of the town in Awka South Council Area.
To sustain high tempo of socio-economic activities in the community, Nibo needs more interventions on roads including Ezeawulu -Nibo Road.
The road when constructed will link the on going Amawbia – Nibo- Nise- Agulu-Ekwulobia-Nkpologwu-Uga dual carriage way project that has gotten to advanced stage and would boost commercial activities in the area because of the Ezeawulu -Nibo International Market in that area.
There is also need to construct Nibo Ring Road linking Umuawulu, Mbaukwu to Nise town, the Ring road to Ebedegene to Oye Nwochichi Road, Ifite-Nibo junction to Ezike-Nibo Palace road as well as the bridge linking Ifite-Nibo together, in addition to other important roads in the community. It is important to note that two illustrious sons of Nibo community Chief Emma Nwaonu and Chief Innocent Akuvue have individually constructed two different quality roads in two different parts of Nibo.
The community also request state government’s intervention in upgrading facilities and equipping Ezike High School, Nibo, and Nibo Community Secondary School, and other schools in the area as well as assist in paying the security personnel employed by the community to protect the schools and operatives of Agunaechemba Security Outfit in the town.
It is important to note that illustrious sons and daughters of Nibo living in United States of America built Nibo Community Hospital, and equipped it with quality health facilities and qualified health workers and constructed the road that links the medical facility to Amawbia junction.
In the area of youth development and empowerment, the former President -General of the town, Dr Innocent Akuvue facilitated the training of thirty Nibo youths on skill acquisition in international trade of agricultural products and the beneficiaries are training other youths in the community while another illustrious son, Chief Emeka Orjiakor has donated five million naira for the economic empowerment of Nibo youths on December thirty, this year.
The President-General, Professor Nwokoye has among other things conducted Nibo Youths election and is almost completing the Eke-Nibo Market as well as attracted the building of Federal Cultural Centre to Nibo town
The administration has also fenced Ezike High School and mounted two major gates as well as fenced Nibo Civic Centre, through the help Nibo Chiefs.
As the second term election of Governor Soludo draws nearer, the people of Nibo community are appealing to the Anambra electorate to vote massively for APGA to enable the Governor to complete his vision of liveable and prosperous homeland for the state.
OBINNA MBONU
