BY
CHIEDU UZODINMA, EDITOR
INNONEWS.COM
has stumbled on a list of constituency projects approved in the 2016 Federal
Budget for senators and members of House of Representatives representing Imo
State in the National Assembly.
The
projects are also listed as part of the Federal Government’s Zonal Intervention
Projects in the South East.
Some of
them are ongoing projects while 99% are brand new projects requested by the
lawmakers and captured in the budget.
In the last 16 years, thousands of such projects
are contained in annual national budgets and billions of naira provided for
them. Monies approved for such projects are embezzled by the lawmakers in
connivance with officials of federal government agencies and parastatals who are
assigned to execute these projects
.However,
from records obtained by this newspaper, Imo State will benefit from various
projects which are in the domain of the present federal lawmakers in the 8th
National Assembly.
It is
important to note that it is not the duty of the lawmakers to be given the funds
to carry out these projects as such funds are in the vaults of various Federal
government agencies and parastatals who execute the projects .
And in line with the editorial policy of this newspaper,
we decided to publish the constituency projects for Imo State federal lawmakers
as approved in the 2016 budget.
Imo
State has 3 senators and 10 members of the House of Representatives
representing all the three senatorial zones and the 27 local governments in the
State.
Over N100
billion naira was approved in the 2016 budget for more than 1,000 projects
scattered across 360 federal constituencies and 109 senatorial zones in the six
geo political zones of the country. These projects are designed to improve the
quality of lives of people in the rural areas who elected them to represent
them in the National Assembly.
The
three senators from Imo State are: Senator
Samuel Anyanwu ( Imo East), Senator
Athan Achonu ( Imo North) and Senator
Hope Uzodinma (Imo West)
The ten members of the House of
Representatives are as follows:
Hon Goodluck Opiah- Oguta/Ohaji
Egbema/Oru West Federal Constituency
Hon Austin Chukwukere- Ideato
North/Ideato South Federal Constituency
Hon. Jones Onyeriri-
Njaba/Nkwerre/Isu/Nwangele Federal Constituency
Hon Obinna Onwubariri- Isiala
Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe North Federal Constituency
Hon Bede Eke- Aboh Mbaise/Ngor
Okpala Federal Constituency
Hon Ezenwa Onyewuchi- Owerri Municipal,
Owerri North, Owerri West Federal Constituency
Hon Obinna Nwawuba-
Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency
Hon Ralpheal Ugochukwu Nzekwe-
Ezinihitte/Ahiazu Mbaise Federal Constituency
Hon Chike Okafor- Ehime
Mbano/Ihitte Uboma/Obowo Federal Constituency
LIST OF CONSTITUENCY PROJECTS FOR IMO FEDERAL
LAWMAKERS AS APPROVED IN THE 2016 BUDGET.
*Rural electrification
of Oru community in Ahiazu Mbaise, Imo State
*Provision
of solar powered street sight in various locations in Imo East Senatorial Zone
*Construction
of Nkwoala Market in Ngor Okpala Market in Ngor Okpala LGA
*Supply
of solar streetlight in Isiala Mbano, Onuimo, Okigwe Federal constituency
*Drilling
of 1 Solar powered borehole at Orlu, Imo State
*Provision
of solar powered streetlight in Mbaitoli/Ikeduru federal constituency
*Construction
of Block 2 classroom with toilet in Orlu/Orsu/Oru federal constituency
*Solar
powered streetlight at Umudim, Ikeduru
*Supply
of sewing machines for Owerri Federal constituency
*Supply
of grinding machines for Owerri federal constituency
*Supply
of motorcycles for Owerri federal constituency
*Supply
of 15 Toyota seater bus for Owerri federal constituency
*Medical outreach for Owerri federal
constituency
*Construction
of 300kva substations for Owerri federal constituency
*Construction
of solar light for Owerri North, Owerri municipal and Owerri west
*Financial
grant for market women, widows and youths in Ehime Mbano, Ihitte Uboma and
Obowo federal constituency in Imo State.
*Supply
of four brand new commuter Toyota buses (normal roof) for youth empowerment in
Ehime Mbano, Ihitte Uboma and Obowo
*Supply
of two brand new commuter Toyota buses for youth empowerment in Ehime Mbano,
Ihitte Uboma and Obowo
*Procurement
of empowerment materials for the youth of Ideato North/Ideato South federal constituency
*Training
of Youth and women on skill development and self help projects for Ideato
North/South federal constituency
*Youth
empowerment equipment for Orlu/ Orsu/ Oru east fed constituency
*Construction of community models school, Ama
na agu, Orsu LGA
*Construction of classroom blocks at Umuna,
Obinugwu, and Ihitte Owerri community of Orlu/Orsu / Oru East federal
constituency
*Construction
of farm cottage industry in Ngor Okpala, Imo State
*Provision
of motorized borehole at Umuhu, Enyiogu,
*Rehabilitation
of dilapidated structure at Nguru Umuaro community secondary school
*Renovation
of Central School, Eke Nguru, Aboh Mbaise, Imo State
*Supply
of school furniture in primary schools in Aboh Mbaise
*Supply
of school furniture in primary schools in Aboh Mbaise/ Ngor Okpala LGAs
*Construction
of community Hall at Umuaga, Nguru
*Skill
acquisition training in fish production and feed making for youths in Aboh
Mbaise/Ngor Okpala
*Rehabilitation
of Orie Okpala market Eziama, Ngor Okpala
*Construction
of soap industry in Ngor Okpala
*Women apprentices’
empowerment in Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala federal constituency
*Completion
of 300 meters Oguama/Umeze/latin road by Gerald L Frank Ltd In Ahiazu Mbaise
(ONGOING)
*Completion
and final payment to Empire Dynamic Limited for motorized borehole at Orie-
Ihitte market, Ezihinitte Mbaise LGA (ONGOING)
*Skill
acquisition/training, empowerment/ start up kits for cosmetic and
confectionaries production for unemployed Mbaise youths and women in Abuja and
Mbaise
*Renovation
of Ihenwerize Heath centre, Ahiazu Mbaise
*Completion
of solar powered borehole by NM Agency ltd at Umuorie –Ife village, Ezihinitte
LGA, Imo State ONGOING
*Completion
and Final payment to Amucha Riskas Ltd for motorized borehole Umuatum, Oboama,
Ezihinitte Mbaise (ONGOING)
*Completion
and final payment to Lion Enginnering Services Ltd for motorized water borehole
at Umuoma, Onicha Nwenkwo, Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA
*Construction
of civic centre in Mpam border community Ahiazu Mbaise
*Completion
of water bore hole at Obodo-Ujichi Ahiazu Mbaise
*Skill
Acquisition training of youths and women of Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West Federal
Constituency in soap and cream making.
*Construction/Installation
of Palm Oil/Processing Plant at Umuorji Egbema, Imo State
*Construction
of 1 No 3 Classroom Block at Uwaorie- Agwa, Oguta, Imo State
*Installation
of Solar powered lights in Assa, Amafor, Obosima, Ohoba- Ohaji and Uba Agwa,
Oguta
*Procurement/Supply
of fishing nets, fishing hooks, matchets/cutlasses and hoes for fishermen and
farmers of Egbema, Oguta and Ohaji communities
*Rehabilitation/
completion of solar powered boreholes at Umulakpu- Abacheke- Egbema and Ndi
Onyembi- Egbuoma,Oguta
*Provision
of 7 mono (manual) pumps water at Obeakpu, Umuorji (home) estate Egbema, Ogbe-
Okeke, kalabari beach, Enuigbo plantation, Umuofeke Agwa and Amafino, Oru West
*Supply
of tricycles to Nkwerre/Isu/Njaba/Nwangele federal constituency
*Supply
of tricycles to Nkwerre/Isu/Njaba/Nwangele federal constituency
*Supply
of motorcycles to Nkwerre/Isu/Njaba/Nwangele federal constituency
*Supply
of grinding machines, sewing machines, hairdressing equipment, barbing
equipment to Nkwerre/Isu/Njaba/Nwangele LGA
*Provision
of solar powered street lights at Nwangele LGA
*Provision
of solar powered street lights – Nkwerre LGA
*Provision
of solar powered street lights – Njaba LGA
*Provision
of solar powered street lights- Isu LGA
*Youth
empowerment/vocational training for graduates, unemployed and under employed
youths in Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe federal constituency
*Provision
of solar light in propose communities for vegetation (forestry
regeneration& Afro forestry development) in Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe
federal constituency
*Provision
of electric transformers for installation in proposed communities for
vegetation in Okigwe/Onuimo/Isiala Mbano federal constituency
*Provision
of tricycles and motorcycles for Action Plan for Youth participatory community
based livelihood options for forest consideration in Isiala Mbano/Onuimo/Okigwe
federal constituency
*Advocacy
and training of youth volunteers for effective sanitation modeling in Okigwe /Onuimo/Isiala
Mbano federal constituency
*Provision
of solar energy light in proposed communities for vegetation (forestry
regimentation and agro forestry development in Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal
Constituency
*Provision
of motorized borehole in Umuezem Umuegbeke Ugiri Ike Ikeduru and Orie Amakohia
market square, Mbaitloi/Ikeduru federal constituency
*Construction
of two classrooms with Chairs and desk office toilets at Umoziri secondary
school, Inyishi, Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency
*Advocacy
and Training of Youth Volunteers for Effective Sanitization modeling in
Mbaitoli/Ikeduru federal constituency
*Supply of
500kva transformers for Mbaitoli/Ikeduru Federal Constituency
PHOTO: NASS COMPLEX, ABUJA
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