The deputy Chief whip of the Senate and Senator representing Ebonyi North senatorial district, Senator Peter Onyekachi Nweboyi, has said the South-East Development Commission is long over due.
Nweboyi disclosed this in an interactive section with journalists in Abuja.
According to him, after the civil war, Federal government came up with threeDs, Rebuilding, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, which the South-East is supposed to have a big share.
“South East development Commission is long over due, you remember that after the Nigeria civil war, the Federal government came out with 3Ds…. Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and what have you.
” The South East is suppose to have a big share of that program but unfortunately nothing happens in south East Nigeria, we on our own trying to rehabilitate, Reconstruct and Rebuild the South East, there is no federal government intervention anywhere instead you can see some in Lagos and other part of the Southern Nigeria, where the war did not even affect as it’s affected South-East states.
Nweboyi noted that the commission is aimed at addressing lapses and outside that;
“recently you can see that the South East is under heavy attacks of IPOB and other form of bandits as such that we have recorded a lot of losses, lost of lives and damage of properties hence the need to Reconstruct and Rebuild South East.
” I believe that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, been a man who believes in one Nigeria will do justice by assenting to that bill when it’s eventually get to his table.
The lawmaker while speaking on education in the state said Ebonyi is actually backward educationally 20years back but I must tell you going by the effort made by our successful leaders, starting from Sam Egwu, that gave us free education, followed by Elechi and been amplified by the immediate past governor, Senator David Umahi, Ebonyi of yesterday is different from Ebonyi of today. The area of education we are above so many states, in the area of infrastructure Ebonyi is number two if not number one, courtesy of the leaders we had in the past.
“I must commend the sitting governor of Ebonyi State, Francis Ognonayah Onu, who is following the steps of his predecessors in terms of infrastructure, social welfare of the people, and ensuring quality education of Ebonyi children. I must tell you we in Ebonyi are blessed because we have always had good leaders who are committed and concerned about the development of Ebonyi and our people
