Rep Sam Onuigbo

By Leonard Okachie

As Nigeria totters on the brink of insecurity amidst agitation  for separation, Rep Sam Onuigbo  Friday urged Nigerians to lay aside their individual, religious or ethnic differences and work for the unity of the country as one united Nigerian best serve the interests of its diverse ethnic and religious 

Onuigbo, representing Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives made the appeal in an interaction with journalists after commissioning a 500 KVA transformer at Oboni-Upah community in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia state

 Onuigbo stressed the need for holistic approach to achieve peace, unity and economic development in Nigeria.

“Let us put aside our individual, religious or ethnic differences.Whatever we can do in our individual, community positions, let us work together.

“If things break down beyond here, it is not going to be comfortable for anybody,” he noted.

The two-term lawmaker further urged journalists to project those aspects that are capable of unifying the country and “making us pull from the brink.”

Meanwhile, Rep Onuigbo said he was able to attract the electricity project to Usaka-Ukwu, Ndiokoro, Ndieke and Oboni-Upah villages of Ikemba Autonomous Community through the Rural Electrification Agency of the Federal Government.

He said that the electricity project, which included the mounting of concrete poles and high tensions wires, was valued at about N40 million.

Onuigbo said that much effort  was put in to ensure its completion, adding that it was one of the things the people earnestly wanted as they had not had light before.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the elated natives, who sang joyfully and danced to welcome Onuigbo, thanked him for alleviating their sufferings through the electricity supply.

Chief Sunday Iroegbu, the traditional ruler of the autonomous community, expressed appreciation, stressing that  the electricity project was first of its kind in the history of the community.

“Onuigbo has done so much for us and we cannot thank him enough. We have not had light for decades in this community.

“This is the first time we are witnessing something like this and we are very happy. We are now enjoying uninterrupted power supply,” he said.

Also, Mr Joe Irohibe, a community leader in Oboni-Upah, thanked the lawmaker, adding that the electricity supply had attracted their young men  and artisans to come home.

The youth leader of autonomous community, Mr Sunday Ajaka described Onuigbo as a true lawmaker who has the interest of his people at heart.

“He has done far beyond what others who had gone there before him had not be able to achieve,” Ajaka said.(NAN)