GOVERNOR Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, on Friday, granted approval to the request made by the OHA Ibagwa-Aka community in Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of the state for the creation of Ndioke Ibagwa-Aka Autonomous Community.
Ugwuanyi gave the approval when the people of OHA Ibagwa-Aka community visited him at the Government House, Enugu, to thank him for the appointment of their illustrious son, Comrade Dr. Peter Andy Omeje as a commissioner in his cabinet as well as his “towering and exemplary achievements in the areas of peace building, security, infrastructural development, education, health, human resources development, women and youth empowerment.”
The people of Ibagwa-Aka also paid glowing tributes to the governor for the establishment of the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, stressing that the medical university is one of the landmark achievements the governor will be indelibly remembered for.
Speaking on behalf of the community, Prof. Ikenna Omeje stated that this is the first time in the history of Enugu State that an indigene of Ibagwa-Aka was appointed a commissioner, expressing profound gratitude to Ugwuanyi for breaking the jinx.
Prof. Omeje added that the people of Ibagwa-Aka are equally delighted at the ongoing road construction in the community, adding that they are impressed that the standard of the road project will stand the test of time.
While further expressing their gratitude, Omeje told Ugwuanyi, who is the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu North Senatorial District, that “you have liberated us from our political suppressors,” and declared their unanimous support for his senatorial bid in 2023.