Rep. Samuel Onuigbo has reminded elected public servants not to take voters for granted but to offer qualitative service as payback for their votes, saying “were elected to serve the people”.
Onuigbo, in an interview with the Newsmen on Sunday April 18,2021, said that Nigeria would only be transformed if elected leaders learn to serve those who elected them.
He said: “When you run for election and if you were freely elected; the people, the voters freely expressed their mandate and supported you, do not take it for granted.”
Onuigbo who pointed out that in his Ikwuano/Umuahia North/South Federal Constituency, there are 32 electoral wards, spread across three Local Government Areas including the state capital, added that during Election Day it would be impossible to move round those wards and hold a gun to everybody’s head compelling them to vote for his candidacy.
He stated that once the people freely made their choice, it behoves on the elected to pay the voters back through quality service.
“I went to over 285 homes for consultations long before I got the nomination of my party. I told my people that I will like to represent them based on Effectiveness, Accessibility and Responsiveness (EAR).
“I consulted for almost one year before the primary elections and I was able to explain to them my vision and what I intend doing before they reposed their trust in me,” he said.
The lawmaker stated that his belief that his mandate is a call to serve his people propelled him to facilitate projects such as rural electrification projects, installation of streetlights, massive erosion control works at Amankwo Ezeleke -Amachara in Umuahia South LGA and Okwe-Obuohia Road in Ikwuano LGA of Abia State through the Ecological Fund Office, water projects, construction of roads, construction of blocks of classrooms, human development empowerment programmes, hospitals, and many others.
The Federal Lawmaker concludes by saying “the only thing central to me is service to humanity. I will continue to pursue that without apologies.”
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