The Deputy President of the Senate, Chief Ike Ekweremadu, said former Gov. Sullivan Chime’s administration in Enugu state, neglected the people of Aninri Local Government Area for eight years.

Speaking on Saturday in Aninri during the flag-off of nine rural projects funded by the state government, Ekweremadu said that the Chime’s tenure was the darkest in the lives of Aninri people.

He said that during the period, the state government had no presence in the entire council, adding that projects executed in the area were by the federal and local governments.

“Eight years ago all development projects in this area were done by the federal and local governments, but we now have a governor that is ready to work for our people.

“Between 2007 and 2015, no indigene of Aninri was employed in the state civil service and from statistics, we have the least number of civil servants in the state,” he said.

The deputy senate president said that the local government area had only 400 workers in the state service, adding that no permanent secretary was from the area.

“This neglect of our people for eight years was that bad but God has raised someone who will raise us.

“For instance, at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), we only have four staff members from Aninri while Udi, Awgu and Oji River Local Government Areas have 360, 85 and 60 staff, respectively, in the institution,” he said.

Ekweremadu said that it was the governor of the state, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, who drew his attention to the anomalies, and said that the governor had taken steps to redress the ills.

“The governor has appointed our son as permanent secretary and another one as director of works in IMT. The state commissioner of works is also from Aninri and more are coming,” he said.

According to him, it is gratifying that our people are now feeling the impact of the state government and we will continue to support the governor.

Ekweremadu appealed to the people of the area to unite and move the place forward, adding that greater things were ahead.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/people-neglected-8-years-enugu-ekweremadu/

Is this True?

Forget about the past and hope for the future.
#quickly rushes back to "theOtherRoom".

Did he say that,and all the while he was the deputy senate president

And you were a sinator your junior brother a House o assembly member. Funny people Always passing blames.

Ekweremadu you are a liar. Let chime be. He did his best for Enugu state. Do your own best too

Sulli unem. Dejé!

After the Regea come the Blues

Even Deputy Senate President confirmed that PDP is tantamount to darkness.

kahal29:
Ekweremadu you are a liar. Let chime be. He did his best for Enugu state. Do your own best too

Please point out the lies and stop name-calling and use of abusive language.

Which is the lies?

Let's forget about parties and look at it from this angle, igbo people need to talk sense to their leaders, what has this man done for his people? After looting d country he forgot his people, when he was charged to court he went to wear igbo attire, to claim tribalism, now he is free still he has done nothing for d igbo race, coming to now talk rubbish

#Issoryt

selch:
Let's forget about parties and look at it from this angle, igbo people need to talk sense to their leaders, what has this man done for his people? After looting d country he forgot his people, when he was charged to court he went to wear igbo attire, to claim tribalism, now he is free still he has done nothing for d igbo race, coming to now talk rubbish

Please don't dabble into what you know not.

If by "his people" you meant Aninri people, I can tell you that Ekweremmadu has virtually transformed the entire area with mega Federal projects especially roads done by Class A contractors like Setraco and the likes. Aninri is seamlessly linked to three States of Abia, Enugu and Ebonyi, making evacuation of agro-produces easier than ever before.

If on the other hand, by "his people", you meant Igbos, let me educate you, just a little. By his action, as the leader of South-East caucus at the National Assembly, Ekweremmadu was able to convince all his colleagues in National Assembly to 'pool' all their constituency allowance and have it applied for Enugu Akanu Ibiam Airport runway extension and procurement of landing gears and other equipment that led to the airport being certified for international flights. In others words, Ekweremmadu worked to see that that ban or curse on having International Airport in Igboland was lifted. Igboland South East was the only geo-political Zone without International airport.

If you press me, I give you more.

Please dear leave Ike Oha NdiIgbo.

selch:
Let's forget about parties and look at it from this angle, igbo people need to talk sense to their leaders, what has this man done for his people? After looting d country he forgot his people, when he was charged to court he went to wear igbo attire, to claim tribalism, now he is free still he has done nothing for d igbo race, coming to now talk rubbish

lolz. They love shouting afonja

It seems this people are born to complain all through their lives and yet they are the source of their own calamities

So who is now saying the truth?

Jonathan said he is Igbo, Igbo said they were neglected during jona regime. Then Igbo neglected Igbo during Igbo regime.

We igbos are our biggest undoing.

Nigerian politicians are our slave masters.

This man talking sheeeeeeet now was a LG chairman , chief of staff enugu state, secretary to state Govt, senator and deputy senate president for some years now. His own kid brother was LG chairman and now chief whip Enugu state house. His inlaw was formal LG chairman and formal PDP deputy chairman Enugu state. And he is there talking trash.
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Oga if ur people was neglected and u had all these power for years now , what have u done for ur own people .....

Bar Sullivan CHIME IS THE BEST THING THAT HAPPENED TO ENUGU PEOPLE ....
Even some days to his hand over he was still working

Maybe your people belong to #TheKitchen

typical ibo man. bad mouthing the other. pot calling kettle black. same of same men. i just pity the masses

If Igbos can neglect Igbos, then ...........!!

Lol @ " my people". When a Nigerian politician says " My People", you know he's about to lie.

I am not from Enugu, but I know from folks from that axis that Chime was one of the silent achievers during the last administration.

He worked and never made noise, just like Obiano did in the past. But Obiano has started talking maybe because elections are getting close.

Ask Ekweremadu what he did for the peopke since he joined politics...

No be say Okoromadu dey Craze
I swear this Man is not capable to be a Senate talkless of DSP


Instead of saying i was in the Nass since 8yrs but i neglect my pple


Meanwhile Even some Chronic Wifey beater are now posting foto of dia wife online and claiming that she belong to dia world instead of Boxing ring because of Wailing which is Dangerous to dem health

what's my business.. what have u contribute so far...

....Space

This is bad politics. This kind of statement will make the aninri people think that the Ngwo people, Nsukka people are their real issue and might lead to hatred amongst brothers from the same state.

politicians has 9 mouths.to the best of my knowledge sullivan tried for enugu in terms of redesigning and refurbishing the state

Sullivan did very well as governor of Enugu state. But he neglected the people of Aninri.

dis guy is crazy

kahal29:
Ekweremadu you are a liar. Let chime be. He did his best for Enugu state. Do your own best too

the senator is silly bto

And what were you doing for the past 8yrs? Ekweremadu you have brought shame to yourself as a deputy sen. President for long.Ekweremadu you sin is more than treasonable felony.I am totally dumb-founded for this,even the great senate akpabio from akwa ibom have never and will never be judge for this.what were you doing when the likes of david mark and tambuwal were busy providing their people with social amenities@ekwere hmmmn it is disgrace

So, how many of his people did Ekweremadu employ in the federal government for the past eight years?
How many?

babdap:
Even Deputy Senate President confirmed that PDP is tantamount to darkness.

Wailin wailers over to u. No be me talk am o
Na ekwere madu o