The Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze
Umahi, has flagged off the construction of the Ivo Water Project estimated to
cost over N1.2bn.
Speaking at the ceremony in Amagu Ishiagu, Ivo
Local Government Area, Umahi disclosed that the project which was conceived
when he was a deputy governor was a Federal Government-assisted project.
Umahi, who commended Senator Anyim Pius Anyim
for his contributions towards the realization of the water project, said, “We
requested for assistance from the Federal Government for this Ivo Water
Project. It was supposed to be for Ishiagu alone, but we decided to
expand it to reach Akaeze community and also get to our model rice mill in Oso
Edda.”
He said that 70 per cent of the money needed
to complete the project was ready, stressing that the counterpart funding from
the Federal Government was also available with the state government.
Umahi, who used the occasion to thank the
people of Ivo LGA for their support during the last governorship
election, assured them of the provision of roads and electricity.
“Roads are still coming, electricity
will still come,” he assured, stressing that when the water project is
completed, the government will be proud to say that the water need of the
LGA has been solved.
Earlier in an address on the occasion, the
Commissioner for Water Resources, Engr. Francis Orji, stated that
the project which has a 12-month completion period was awarded to Chap
Construction Limited at the cost of N1, 203,824,347.44k.
Orji thanked Governor Umahi for his huge
investments in the water sector and assured of the commitment of his ministry
“to ensure that the project is started, executed and completed in the most
professional manner”.
Similarly, Governor Umahi
commissioned the Uburu Rural Electrification and Uburu Street light
projects.
Performing the ceremony at Umunaga Agu-Ugwu
and the Old Market Square, Amata Uburu in Ohaozara LGA, Umahi said, “When we
came on board, we sat down to say look it is better to start our rural
electrification community by community. If we come to one community, we
finish everything about rural electrification of that community.”
The governor told Uburu people to hold the
Commissioner for Power, Chief Emmanuel Uguru, responsible if there was any part
of Uburu without electricity.
He said, “Our agreement is for this
(electricity) to get to every part of Uburu so that for years, Uburu will not
ask for electricity again, and from there we will go to another community
anywhere in Ebonyi State.”
The governor announced with regrets, attempt
by some people to vandalize the electricity cables and directed that the
suspects must be prosecuted.
He charged Uburu people to protect all
government investments in their area, warning that any vandalized
public utility would not be repaired.
Umahi said, “You have to guard
government’s investments. This is your own dividend of
democracy. So any one vandalized will not be repaired.”
The governor thanked Chief Uguru and his team
for their commitment in delivering on set goals.
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