From Chijioke Agwu, Abakaliki
The member representing Ikwo/Ezza South federal constituency of Ebonyi State in the National Assembly, Chief Chinedu Ogah, has procured drugs to assist his constituents in Akahufu, Odumowo, Ochokwu, and Akataka Ofenekpe in Inyimagu communities of IKwo local government area recently ravaged by cholera.
He also called on the Federal and State governments including foreign donors to render more support to the communities.
He made the appeal at Inyimagu community, Ikwo local government area of the State on Sunday while receiving drugs procured by him to assist victims of the cholera outbreak in the community.
The drugs worth millions of Naira, according to the lawmaker, were procured to ensure that victims of the outbreak receive the best treatment. The lawmaker, therefore, called for a concerted effort towards bringing to an end the menace of cholera outbreak in the area.
He disclosed that the procurement of the drugs was carried out in partnership with the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) led by Dr John Omogo.
The lawmaker noted that since assuming office as the Member representing Ikwo/Ezza federal constituency, he has sunk several boreholes in the two local government areas of the federal constituency he represents, adding that several others would still be sink to ensure that the people continuously enjoy good drinking water.
“We decided to procure the drugs to assist our people that are victims of the cholera outbreak. As their representative, it is part of our responsibility to come to their aid and that’s exactly what we have done.
“The drugs, I believe, will go a long way to ensure that those who might still be in the hospital are adequately taken care of. We expect that with the arrival of the drugs, every hitch that would hinder their being attended to has been resolved and we are expecting a good results from the venture.
“We are in the dry season when people experience scarcity of water which most times result in cholera outbreaks. In that regard, we have done so much in sinking several boreholes both in Ikwo and Ezza South local government areas to ensure the people have access to good and portable water.
“We can’t do it alone, we need more of the support of the Federal Government, the State and foreign donor agencies to help our people. President Muhammadu Buhari has done so much in Ebonyi State even in the area of water and we expect that with the coming on board of the new administration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the issue of water scarcity will be a thing of the past,” Ogah said.
The lawmaker commended the Ebonyi State Ministry of Health for its usual prompt responses in attending to issues of cholera outbreaks and urged them to also make more contributions towards eradicating cholera in most parts of Ikwo.
Distributing the drugs at the different MDGs Centers in Akahufu and Udumowo Inyimagu, the village Chairman, Mr. Chijioke Ekoyo, and Pastor Sunday Nwizu, said the cholera outbreak was the least they expected in the villages, adding that the community enjoys portable water.
They commended Hon. Ogah for his quick intervention and called on the government to assist them to fight the outbreak.