The Nigerian Red Cross Society has commended Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State for the remarkable interventions his administration has made in the provision of road infrastructure, healthcare facilities and efficient fire service operation(s) in Enugu North Senatorial District and beyond, disclosing that the amenities have aided the voluntary organisation to discharge its duties in the district.
Speaking when representatives of the Nsukka Division of the Nigerian Red Cross Society visited Gov. Ugwuanyi at the Government House, Enugu on Wednesday the Chairman of the organization, Engr. Pascal Chukwuemeka Asadu applauded the governor for “your gigantic developmental strides in Enugu North Senatorial District in particular and the state in general.”
Engr. Asadu stressed that the impact of Gov. Ugwuanyi’s development trajectory in Enugu North Senatorial District in terms of road construction, healthcare infrastructure, traffic lights and fire service facilities has attributed to the success story of the organization in the zone.
“As an emergency organization which one of its duties is responding to accident scenes, we have noticed a total reduction in the level of accident in our zones which can be attributed to quality roads which you (Ugwuanyi) delivered within this your administration.
“Although so much has been said by various quarters on how your administration’s agenda has affected lives positively, the roads you constructed have saved lives and made food available.
“Your intervention on health by building ultra-modern health centre in almost all the local government areas in our zone; the introduction of traffic lights also reduced accident on school children and gave us relief as traffic wardens,” Engr. Asadu said.
Applauding Gov. Ugwuanyi for the efficiency and professionalism of the state fire service in responding to emergency, the Nsukka Division Chairman of Nigerian Red Cross Society, Engr. Asadu, thanked the governor for repositioning the sector in spite of the state’s lean resources and nation’s economic challenges.
Pointing out that the Nigerian Red Cross Society is not a political organization, Engr. Asadu revealed that “majority of us here play partisan politics”, and assured Gov. Ugwuanyi, who he described as “a good man”, that they will work for his electoral victory to represent Enugu North Senatorial District in the National Assembly in 2023.
Expressing the confidence they have in Gov. Ugwuanyi, the Chairman added: “We can only do that for someone that we know and we are sure that he will represent us well.
“Your Excellency, as we are standing now we believe in you; we believe in you yesterday; we believe in you today and we will continue to believe in you.
“We have also come to support your ambition to represent us in the National Assembly. As Nigerian Red Cross Society, Nsukka Division, we are not political but we have to stand on something will assist us. We have come to do that for Your Excellency.
“Your first and second tenure as governor was favourable to us. Among the people that you see here, we have doctors, we have engineers and other professionals.”
The PDP candidate for Nsukka/Igbo-Eze South Federal Constituency, Chief Engr. Vita Abba graced the event.
