ANAMBRA LAWMAKERS PAY TRIBUTE TO IDU AS HE BURIES MOTHER, DESCRIBED INSECURITY AS A NATIONAL PROBLEM 

By Juliana Nwachukwu :

The Lawmakers representing Onitsha South I, II and Onitsha North I in the State House of Assembly Hon. Fred Ezenwa, Jude Umennajiego and Justus Azuka respectively have paid tributes to the Member representing Onitsha North/South in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Emeka Iduu, as he buried his mother, late Iyom C.Chinelo Emeka, aged 83, in Mgbago Umueri community, Anambra East Local Government Area, Anambra State.

Describing the life and time of Late Mrs Idu, Hon. Ezenwa described her as a virtuous woman that contributed immensely to the upliftment of both the family and womanhood.

He urged the Rep’s member to take heart as God in His infinite mercy will grant the family the heart with which to bear the loss.

Ezenwa described longitivity as what is mainly in the hands of God and have to do with ones attitude in life which one has to do everything possible to preserve, noting that it is God, the giver of life that helps one to live long.

According to him, there is much crime everywhere not just in Anambra State, and Nigeria but the whole world, the Governor of Anambra State, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo is trying but all we are saying is that he should do more.

“The way out is for the governor to provide more sophisticated weapons to the security agents so as to curtail the menace of those hoodlums.”

On his achievements, Ezenwa said, “We have concluded a holiday programme for our children and we gave them scholarship to further the education, that holiday lesson is inclusive, we organized it for Junior Secondary 3 and Senior Secondary 3.

“When we assume office, we organized Town Hall meeting where the constituents were very particular on fumigation, which we have done repeatedly and the constituents are very happy today.

“We have finished construction of a culvert since after road construction, we have just finished it, and would be commissioned and lot of other things to be done.”

Also the lawmaker for Onitsha South II, Umennajiego, commended Idu for giving his mother a befitting burial ceremony, adding that his mother lived a fulfilled life.

“Longevity is the attribute of what God decides, however, how we lived matter, sometimes you see yourself upholding the truth and justice, God always has a way of rewarding you.”

On insecurity he said “It is a worrisome situation and painful too,  what I will say is that security is for everybody, everybody has to do whatever he has to do to ensure security in the state.

“Most importantly, the issue of Nnamdi Kalu, the leader of  Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), would be resolved, if it is effectively resolved and the young man released, we will now know  who and who are the insurgents.

Contributing, Hon Azuka said, “Idu is our leader in Onitsha North/South and that is why we are here to mourn with him over the death of his beloved mother. We pray that God in His infinite mercy will grant Idu and his family the heart with which to bear the loss.

On insecurity, Hon. Azuka said, “Security is everybody’s business. I assure my constituents of watertight security especially this festive period. If everybody can protect his constituency there will be less crime in the state and entire country.

“Even in provision of dividends of democracy I have been very active in the State House of Assembly. To curtail the hunger in my constituency I provided big yam tubers to the people. 50 people in each ward received one big yam each,” he further said.

A former lawmaker in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Emeka Aniebonam, who said he was the first to fumigate Onitsha against mosquitoes before others keyed in, pleaded to Idu and his family to take heart even as he described late Iyom Emeka as a good mother.

He said that late Iyom enjoyed longevity, pointing out that one can also approach longevity through what he eats and exercises to keep a healthy body.

Speaking on insecurity he said, “Crime is everywhere not just in Anambra. Soludo should beef up security, he has done well in the area of infrastructure”.

The former lawmaker said that he was a pioneer member of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) party, hinting that he will soon stage a come back into politics but was not specific whether to remain in APGA.

*Juliana is of the Ministry of Information, Anambra State