RAYMOND OZOJI reports
Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike member representing Ihiala federal constituency at the National Assembly Abuja has since proven himself as an astute and very meticulous public administrator cum politician who served Ihiala 2 state constituency for eight years in the Anambra State House of Assembly without blemishes.
As a state legislator, Agbodike did not mainstream his representation in the House of Assembly to just communities in Ihiala 2 instead he extended his stewardship and service delivery to other communities not in his immediate constituency.
Communities in Ihiala Local Government Area had fair and equitable distribution of projects and programmes in tandem with their most pressing needs as Agbodike worked closely with community leaders, stakeholders and representatives to ensure that every project or programme met the yearnings of the people.
As a state legislator, Agbodike not only displayed true democracy but also understood the need for sustainable grassroots development thereby empowering the rural populace and pulling them out of poverty and hunger with his numerous welfare and empowerment schemes.
All these are verifiable because they are not mere rhetorics as Paschal Agbodike represents a democratic representative; chosen by the people and for the people. His legendary achievements as a state lawmaker could be succinctly seen as forerunner of what his transformational representation portends for the people of Anambra-South senatorial district.
Now as a federal lawmaker, Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike has borrowed a leaf from Governor Soludo's transformative leadership and replicated same in Ihiala federal constituency where he has attracted and still attracting so many capital projects.
Ihiala federal constituency is currently replete with a lot of ongoing capital projects from the National Assembly courtesy of the instrumentality of the people's extraordinary legislator Paschal Agbodike.
The Ihiala-Orlu road project, the Ezego road project, the construction of multipurpose hall at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli campus, the transformation of Abbot Boys Secondary School Ihiala into a Smart School, to mention a few are some ongoing capital projects brought to Ihiala federal constituency by Paschal Agbodike in just one budget year (2024).
Hence the difference between Hon. Paschal Agbodike and other politicians is that while other politicians talk about what they will do, Agbodike talks about what he is doing already and what he has done for the people who elected him into office and entrusted their collective mandate in his care.
Other capital projects done and completed in Ihiala federal constituency by Paschal Agbodike are well furnished storey building at Union Secondary School Okija, new structure at Okija Grammar School, renovated a school in Azia as well as built and completed another new structure there in.
In Ihiala town, Agbodike has also done numerous projects that have addressed perennial problems in the area. For instance, the Mbosi-born astute legislator has built and furnished a gigantic six classroom blocks at Central Primary School Uli, renovated an existing dilapidated structure and built another well furnished three classroom blocks at Amorka Secondary School coupled with other schools receiving priority attention from the quintessential extraordinary legislator, Paschal Agbodike.
Anambra-South senatorial district should therefore open their hands to receive someone who knows and understands the nitty gritty of lawmaking because in terms of quality, efficient, effective and equitable representation, Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike stands out as a trailblazer and pacesetter in parliamentary business.
Apart from schools, Agbodike has equally extended his service delivery to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Ihiala where he enhanced the services of the hospital and her nursing school with Solar electricity. Churches in Ihiala federal constituency are not left out as over 15 churches have benefitted from Agbodike's solar electricity projects.
The likes of St. Michaels Parish Okija, St. Paul's Parish Ihiala, Mary De Queen Parish Azia, St. Patrick's Parish Ihiala, St. Anthony Parish Okija, Immaculate Heart Parish Ihiala, St. Mary's Parish Okija, St. Theresa's Parish Ihiala, St. Patrick's Parish Okija and St. Joseph's Parish Ihiala are some of the beneficiaries of Agbodike's solar-powered electrification projects. He has also completed a solar-powered water borehole facility at Eke-Agbagba market Uli. All these he achieved within a year in office as the member representing Ihiala federal constituency at the House of Representatives Abuja.
What his predecessors couldn't achieve in four years, he has done in just one budget year and within a year in office even as he plans to beam his developmental searchlight in all the markets and other areas in Ihiala federal constituency in the 2025 budget year.
The indefatigable legislator extraordinary has equally done several empowerment programmes in Ihiala federal constituency where women and youths were trained on variety of skills and empowered with generating sets, modern make-up kits and other materials necessary to revamp their lives, lift them out of perpetual poverty and continually put money in their pockets, give them a new lease of life and also help them fend for their families. Agbodike has projects in all the communities in Ihiala local government area.
If Rt. Hon. Dr. Paschal Arinzechukwu Agbodike could achieve a lot for Ihiala federal constituency within a very short period in the National Assembly, one wonders what happens if he is given a bigger responsibility to extend his magic wand to Ekwusigo, Nnewi-North, Nnewi-South, Orumba-North, Orumba-South and Aguata respectively.
Indeed, Agbodike has proven that the business of lawmaking should be left in the hands of those who understand the language of legislation especially at the National Assembly level. The former Deputy Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly has proven that the electorate could actually have credible representation judging from his numerous monumental interventions in Ihiala federal constituency.
As a strong contender for the vacant Anambra-South senatorial seat at the National Assembly, the incumbent House of Representatives member has shown capacity, dexterity and the technical know-how required to replicate what he has done for Ihiala federal constituency in the seven local government areas of Anambra-South senatorial zone.
Hence Agbodike says, " If I emerge as the Senator representing Anambra-South senatorial district, the people of Anambra-South will attest that no other person has represented them the way I will because I know what it takes to provide quality representation for the people as evident in the numerous projects I have brought to Ihiala within a space of one year.
With what I have done in Ihiala federal constituency, the people of Anambra-South can attest to what I can do when I get to the Senate because I have the experience and the wherewithal to give them credible and equitable representation."
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