The member representing Enugu North/Enugu South Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Chimaobi Sam Atu, has declared that he would not hesitate to report contractors performing substandard work in his constituency to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Atu made this statement while initiating the construction of two road projects he facilitated in the Ugwuaji Awkunanaw Community, located in the Enugu South local government area of Enugu State.
The projects include the construction of a 1km stretch of the Eke Market-Umumba-Afor Market Road in Ndiagu Ugwuaji Awkunanaw and a 1km section of the Ayo-Station-Ndiaga-Obeagu Ugwuaji Link Road (Phase 1).
The lawmaker emphasised that this warning is intended to ensure high-quality infrastructural development for his constituency.
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“I want to implore the contract handling these roads that we’re flagging today to do this job according to standard specifications. I will not hesitate to report any contractor who will do a poor job to EFCC.
“If you don’t stick to the standard specification of the Federal Government in giving my people the best, know that you are looking for my trouble. Once it has to do with my constituency, I will pay attention to the least details”, Atu said.
He noted that the roads, which connect Ugwuaji and neighbouring communities to their farmlands, are expected to open up the communities for economic activities, curb insecurity on completion and make it easier for them to transport their farm products to the market.
Addressing the excited community members who trooped out to witness the history-making event, Atu said the road is of significance to him and several members of the community because of its benefits in terms of security and agricultural products.
He also noted that opening up the road will curb the activities of herdsmen kidnappers and other nefarious activities within the axis.
Assuring the community members of completion within record time, the lawmaker, added that the projects were just the beginning and would go around the constituency.
“We’re in the National Assembly to raise the bar of service so that others coming after us must perform far better than we have done.
“We have the intention to do greater things for our people. And we’re not going to be distracted by the things around.
“This road project will go round the entire constituency. But we have to start from somewhere. It will be like our solar lights projects, scholarship, and empowerment training, which eventually touch everywhere in our constituency.
“We started with this road to curb insecurity within this axis and to boost agricultural products. We believe this reduce the cost of food in this area upon the completion of this road.
“We are checking priorities before citing any projects. We don’t want to embark on white elephant projects”, he said.
He solicited the support of the people of the community to make the project work seamlessly.
Appreciating the lawmaker for his thoughtfulness and remembering the community, the traditional ruler of the Ugwuaji community, Igwe Chinedu Nyia, commended the lawmaker for having the interest of the people of his constituency at heart.
He lamented that past representatives only considered their pockets against the generality of the constituency, a development he said, kept the constituency backwards in terms of federal representation.