The Member Representing Ohaozara West Constituency in Ebonyi State House of Assembly and Chairman House Committee on Markets Development and Parks Hon Onu Ukpai says Goverrnor Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has made the celebration of Christmas worthwhile in the state as he has provided salvation to the people from backwardness, neglect, poverty, inferiority Complex, underdevelopment and bad governance.
Hon Ukpai stated this in Abakaliki, while analysing the reason why Ebonyians should shove other impending factors aside to celebrate Christmas and thank God for keeping them alive to see Ebonyi becoming the State of their dream.
The State Lawmaker maintained that the present administration under Rt Hon. Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru has attained to People’s need through people’s Charter of Need agenda especially the payment of pensions and gratuities to Ebonyi retirees.
Hon Onu Ukpai equally made reference to the mood with which Goverrnor Nwifuru kick–Started the Christmas celebrations with thanksgiving where all the proceeds were channelled into distribution to the less privileged and indigents in the society.
He implored all other well meaning individuals in the state to this kind gesture of alms giving, especially to the needy as this will go in tandem with the bablical injunction that it is more beneficial to give than to take.
Hon Onu Ukpai used the ocassion to commend the State Goverrnor His Excellency Rt Hon Chief Francis Ogbonna Nwifuru for his untiring efforts in transforming Ebonyi State and his wife Her Excellency Chief Mrs Maudline Uzoamaka Nwifuru for standing by the Goverrnor to make sure all the electoral promises made were kept.
He equally thanked the Speaker Rt Hon Chief Moses Ije Odunwa and the Deputy Speaker Rt Hon Comrade Chinedu Onah for keeping the State House of Assembly peaceful and effective as all the bills and motions passed have had direct positive impact on the people.
The House Committee Chairman on Market Development and Parks therefore implored the people of Ebonyi State to go out and celebrate modestly within the confine of their purse and not to be extravagant but at the same time have it in mind that it is their obligations to reciprocate the Governor for having done so much for the State by supporting all his Programmes, policies and ideologies.