RAYMOND OZOJI reports
The Minority Whip of the 8th legislature of Anambra State and lawmaker representing Orumba-North state constituency Hon. Paul Chukwuma Obu has reaffirmed his commitment to building a better, more inclusive and more prosperous Orumba-North constituency as he begins the second half of his stewardship at the state assembly.
Obu who celebrated his two years anniversary in the 8th legislature recently, told HEADLINE NEWS that in the last two years, Orumba-North has enjoyed people-centred interventions, youth empowerment, infrastructural development and strategic legislative contributions, adding that his journey has been marked by vision, impact as well as legislative excellence.
Obu stated that as a proactive legislator, he has demonstrated legislative dexterity and deep commitment to public policies. He said he made substantial contributions to the over 33 motions tabled before the House of Assembly and also championed several legislative initiatives and bills relating to peace - building, the recognition of traditional medicine, oil-producing areas and rural electrifications.
The lawmaker stated that he moved important motions on the floor of the Hallowed Chambers of the House including the motion for palliative work on Oko-Ufuma-Ajali-Umunze road which he described as very strategic to Orumba-North constituency.
He stated that in the areas of empowerment programmes and human capital development, he doled out cash grants of N50,000 each and Point-Of- Sale (POS) machines to 103 Orumba-North youths thereby equipping them for financial independence, wealth creation and entrepreneurship.
Obu who functions in the 8th assembly as the House of Assembly Committee Chairman on Economic Planning, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and International Organizations, reiterated that through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Empowerment Programmes, over 20 constituents from Orumba-North received N100,000 each as financial aid.
He maintained that a physically-challenged woman in Awgbu community was assisted with a cash sum of N300,000 for the purchase of wheelchair to aid her movements and livelihoods. That 20 sewing machines, 20 grinding machines, 20 power generators and 20 cooking gas kit coupled with 500 bags of 10kg rice and 100 bags of 50kg rice were distributed to several constituents of Orumba-North to support small scale businesses.
Obu said he equally facilitated admissions into tertiary institutions for numerous indigenes of Orumba-North at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State University, School of Health and Nursing School for 2024/2025 academic year which he did in September 2024.
The lawmaker stated that he equally secured employment placements for constituents across key state institutions including OCHA-brigade, Anambra State Universal Basic Education Board (ASUBEB), amongst others coupled with facilitating the confirmation of a non-indigene from Business Administration Department to a Senior Lecture even as he noted that the individual was due for Associate Professorship since October 2024.
On infrastructure and Community Development Projects, the Deputy Committee Chairman on Health, said he initiated and sponsored the construction of staff quarters at the Primary Healthcare Centre Amagu Ajali to improve healthcare delivery in the area.
He said he also attracted borehole water facility to the primary healthcare centre Amagu Ajali even as he sponsored and oversaw the construction of water borehole facilities thereby addressing the perennial water shortage at Ugwu Awgbu area.
He equally carried out road maintenance intervention across Oko community through a motion at the plenary of the House of Assembly. The lawmaker noted that he embarked on road maintenance at Amokpala route to aid commuters ease of transit during the festive season in January this year while refurbishing St. Mathew Catholic Church School Bus.
In August 2024 and in partnership with the National Association of Nigerian Nurses in North America, the lawmaker informed that he sponsored as well as financed a three-zone free medical outreach where hundreds of people in Ajali, Ezira, Umuoji and Akwaeze benefitted immensely.
According to him, over 1000 persons in Awgbu town were enrolled into free health insurance scheme in collaboration with the office of the Anambra State Commissioner for Health even as he took full responsibility for the hospital bills of victims of a tragic incident that occurred at Eke-Awgbu.
The lawmaker pointed out that he also intervened during the attack on Awgbu Police Station which claimed some lives. He said he brought the Commissioner of Police for inventory and to seek proper measures to be on ground to really fortify security of the people of Awgbu community; just as he donated some funds to the deceased families.
The Minority Whip of the 8th assembly revealed that he made a memo to the governor of Anambra State Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo for the repair and construction of road leading to late Professor Humphrey Nwosu's home and to immortalize his name with an organization in the state and a host of other numerous life-changing developmental projects he embarked upon to improve the living conditions of the people of Orumba-North constituency.
To commemorate the 2025 Easter festive season, Obu said he took a train of Orumba-North people to few hospitals in the three zones of Orumba-North where he cleared the hospital bills of some patients who were ready for discharge but had no money to foot their medical bills. The hospitals where the lawmaker showed genuine philanthropy were Referral Health Center Awgbu, Omogho primary healthcare centre, Amokpala health center, Ufuma cottage hospital and Amazing Grace Hospital Ajali.
Obu however assured his constituents that as he stepped into the second half of his tenure, one thing is clear that the journey is far from over. That with every motion moved, every youth empowered, every infrastructure done and every life touched, Orumba-North will continue to get dividends of democracy through his representation in the 8th assembly.
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