OBI GA EME KARIA – THE MAN WHO TURNED OHUHU’S PAIN INTO ABIA’S PRIDE AND WHY IKWUANO/UMUAHIA MUST SEND HIM BACK AGAIN
WRITTEN BY PETER MBA UKPAI – LEAD, ODOGWUTV MEDIA TEAM
IN 2023, WHEN MANY SAID IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE, ONE QUIET BUT DETERMINED SON OF OHUHU DID THE UNTHINKABLE. HE STOOD AGAINST A POLITICAL GIANT, THE INCUMBENT SPEAKER OF THE ABIA HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY AND SON OF A FORMER GOVERNOR, AND THE PEOPLE ROARED ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. THAT MAN IS RT. HON. OBI AGUOCHA, THE MAN THE STREETS NOW PROUDLY CALL OBI AGU OCHA.
HIS VICTORY WAS NOT BY ACCIDENT. IT WAS THE REWARD FOR YEARS OF SELFLESS, UNPAID SERVICE. BEFORE ABUJA KNEW HIS NAME, OHUHU KNEW HIS HEART. AS THE PRESIDENT-GENERAL OF OHUHU WELFARE UNION, HE CARRIED THE BURDEN OF 27 AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES ON HIS SHOULDERS. HE DID NOT WAIT FOR GOVERNMENT; HE BECAME THE GOVERNMENT FOR HIS PEOPLE.
TODAY, IN THE 10TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, HE HAS PROVEN BEYOND DOUBT THAT THE PEOPLE OF IKWUANO/UMUAHIA NORTH AND SOUTH DID NOT MAKE A MISTAKE.
WHAT HE STANDS FOR AND WHY HE IS DIFFERENT:
1. A COURAGEOUS VOICE FOR JUSTICE AND EQUITY FOR THE SOUTHEAST: WHILE MANY LEADERS CHOOSE POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND SILENCE, RT. HON. OBI AGUOCHA CHOOSES COURAGE. HE IS ONE OF THE FEW FEDERAL LAWMAKERS WITH THE BOLDNESS TO STAND ON NATIONAL TELEVISION TO DEMAND JUSTICE, PEACE, AND THE UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE OF MAZI NNAMDI KANU. HE FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT YOU CANNOT HAVE TRUE PEACE WITHOUT JUSTICE.
2. A CUSTODIAN OF CULTURE AND IDENTITY: HE UNDERSTANDS THAT DEVELOPMENT IS MEANINGLESS IF WE LOSE WHO WE ARE. BY ORGANIZING THE HISTORIC MAIDEN EDITION OF THE IRI EGWU OHUHU CULTURAL FESTIVAL WHICH UNITED ALL 27 AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES OF OHUHU, HE SHOWED THAT CULTURE IS POWER AND UNITY IS STRENGTH.
3. A LEADER WITH UNMATCHED ACCESSIBILITY AND PEOPLE-FIRST POLITICS: HIS POLITICS IS NOT ABOUT ABUJA, IT IS ABOUT THE VILLAGE. FROM PAYING MEDICAL BILLS FOR THE LESS PRIVILEGED, TO HIS SWIFT INTERVENTION AND RENOVATION OF THE AMAOGWUGWU/UMUAGU BRIDGE, TO HIS FIGHT AGAINST THE DEVASTATING GULLY EROSION AND HERDSMEN ATTACKS IN IKWUANO, TO HIS MASSIVE COVID-19 PALLIATIVE FUND THAT TOUCHED THOUSANDS – HIS IMPACT IS FELT AT HOME.
4. A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE AND RESULT-DRIVEN LEGISLATOR: HE IS NOT IN ABUJA TO WARM THE BENCH. WITH OVER 25 BILLS AND 6 MOTIONS TO HIS NAME, HE IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AS ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE, VOCAL, AND EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM ABIA STATE IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. HE IS A LEADER WHO IS HEARD AND RESPECTED NATIONALLY.
5. A HUMBLE BRIDGE-BUILDER AND LOYAL PARTNER FOR A NEW ABIA: HE IS A FAMILY MAN, HUMBLE, ACCESSIBLE, AND A STRATEGIC THINKER WHO HAS STOOD SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH THE LABOUR PARTY GOVERNMENT TO BRING DEVELOPMENT TO OUR PEOPLE.
WHY HE DESERVES A SECOND TERM – OBI GA EME KARIA:
IF YOU GIVE OBI AGUOCHA A SECOND TERM, YOU ARE GIVING IKWUANO/UMUAHIA NORTH/UMUAHIA SOUTH A LOUDER, STRONGER, AND MORE EXPERIENCED VOICE IN ABUJA.
HIS SECOND TERM AGENDA IS CLEAR, BOLD, AND ACHIEVABLE:
- MASSIVE YOUTH EMPOWERMENT AND JOB CREATION THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MODERN SKILLS ACQUISITION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CENTERS ACROSS IKWUANO AND UMUAHIA.
- COMPLETION OF ALL ONGOING ROAD, BRIDGE, AND EROSION CONTROL PROJECTS AND ATTRACTING MORE FEDERAL PRESENCE AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES.
- A FULL SCHOLARSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SCHEME FOR BRILLIANT BUT INDIGENT STUDENTS OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY.
- A MODERN, WARD-TO-WARD HEALTH OUTREACH PROGRAM TO TAKE QUALITY AND AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE TO EVERY CORNER OF THE CONSTITUENCY.
- CONTINUED EFFECTIVE REPRESENTATION AND STRONG SYNERGY WITH THE STATE GOVERNMENT TO DELIVER MORE DEMOCRACY DIVIDENDS.
RT. HON. OBI AGUOCHA IS NOT A PROMISE; HE IS EVIDENCE. HE IS NOT JUST A POLITICIAN; HE IS A MISSION.
IT IS OUR SINCERE PRAYER AND BELIEF THAT HE CONTINUES TO FIND FAVOR BEFORE HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. ALEX CHIOMA OTTI. AS WE LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE OF ABIA STATE, WE NEED A SUCCESSOR WHO HAS NATIONAL LEGISLATIVE EXPERIENCE, GRASSROOTS ACCEPTANCE, AND THE POLITICAL MATURITY TO SUSTAIN THE NEW ABIA AGENDA. AMONG ALL THOSE WITHIN THE CORRIDORS OF POWER IN ABIA TODAY, RT. HON. OBI AGUOCHA IS THE MOST EXPERIENCED, MOST PREPARED, AND MOST CAPABLE TO CARRY THIS VISION FORWARD.
IKWUANO/UMUAHIA TESTED HIM, AND HE DID NOT FAIL. NOW IS THE TIME TO TRUST HIM AGAIN, BECAUSE OBI GA EME KARIA – OBI WILL DO MORE.
WRITTEN BY PETER MBA UKPAI
LEAD, ODOGWUTV MEDIA TEAM
