Senator Eze Kenneth
The Senator representing Ebonyi Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Engr Kenneth Eze, has reiterated his strong commitment to offer quality and impactful representation to his constituents.
Senator Eze made this known on Tuesday at his Amagu country home, Ezza South Local Government Area of the state, during his maiden constituency briefing on his one year scorecard at the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly.
This assurance is coming on the heels of allegations of non-performance and poor representation of the people of his Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone in the
National Assembly levelled against him by a youth group in the senatorial zone.
The group purportedly passed a Vote Of No Confidence on the lawmaker; alleging that his performance has not been impressive in the past one year.
But Senator Eze, who is the Chairman Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation, listed some of his key achievements in the Senate to include bill for an Act to establish Federal Polytechnic Onueke 2023, Bill for an Act to repeal and re-enact NBC Act 2024, Bill for an Act to repeal and re-enact Nigerian Press Council Act 2024.
He said others include:
Bill for Price Regulation and Control and sponsored a motion to investigate the activities of Electricity Distribution Companies across the country.
According to the Senator, he co-sponsored a motion for an urgent need to balance Geo-political Representation in the ministerial appointment, Co-sponsored a motion for urgent need to withdraw from schools the book “Fundamental of Civic Education for Basic 8, JSS 2″ and Sponsored a motion for inclusion of the construction of Ezzagu Ebonyi State /Amagunze Enugu State Road, in the 2024 budget.
The rest include Co-sponsor of a motion on the poor state of road infrastructure and menace of gully erosion in South East of Nigeria, Co-sponsor of a motion condemning the disruptive nature of sit-at-home demonstration in the South-East of Nigeria, Co-sponsor of a motion on urgent need to historically investigate the disbursement of loans by Development Bank of Nigeria, NIIRSAL and related banks to Micro, Small and Medium scale enterprises, MSMEs in Nigeria from 2015 to 2023 and a Co-sponsor of a motion on the Urgent need to investigate alleged incidences of corruption and inefficiency at the Ajaokuta Steel Company and National Iron Ore Mining Company, NIOMCO, located in Kogi State, among others.
Senator Eze further said: “I have also paid WAEC registration fees for over 300 indigent students of Ebonyi Central Senatorial Zone, who would have missed WAEC registration due to lack of funds and, and paid school fees for over 200 indigent students of tertiary institutions from the same zone.”
According to him, he has also secured permanent and pensionable employment in Federal Government Agencies for over Fifty graduates as well as installation of solar street lights to various communities across the zone, among other interventions.
He commended his constituents for the massive support given to him during and after the election and assured that he will continue to champion any course that would advance the living conditions and health needs of his people.
The law maker used the event to announce two hundred and fifty million Naira medical outreach for the people of his Senatorial Zone.
In his words, “we have mapped out; the sum of two hundred and fifty million Naira 250,000,000.00, for free medical out reach for our people. This covers all kinds of ailments and will be holding on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th August at Onueke stadium. I want everyone with any kind of ailment to come and get screened and treated for free.”
Eze called on his constituents to continue to support the APC, Governor Francis Nwifuru and president Bola Tinubu in their quest to give the right leadership to Nigerians.
The Senator used the briefing to distribute over one thousand bags of Fertilizer and cash to constituents.There were good will messages from the council Chairmen of Ikwo, Ezza North, Ishielu and Stakeholders of the Zone.
Chairman of the Association of Local Governments Of Nigeria, ALGON, in Ebonyi State, Chief Moses Ogodo-Ali Nomeh commended the senator for his magnanimity towards his constituents, noting that such was the hallmark of effective representation.
“The people are yearning for good governance from their leaders and would always appreciate those who enhance their wellbeing especially in these hard times,” he said.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Jane Igboke thanked the senator and pledged to judiciously utilise the item in her farming endeavour.
Other Stakeholders who spoke at the event include a business Mogul, Arc. Christian Asaga, the Deputy Principal Secretary to Ebonyi State Government, Hon Ereke, a former Commissioner for Local Government, Hon Celestine Nwali, the state Commissioner for Rural Development, Barrister Ikeuwa Omebe, and the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon Victor Chukwu.
The rest were: the Chairman of Ikwo Local Government Area, Barrister Sunday Nwankwo and the Chairman of Ishielu Local Government Area, Dr Obinna Onwe among others, who unanimously commended Senator Eze for offering effective representation to the people of the zone.
