Ekwunife’s Projects Transform Amawbia, From Roads to Skills Empowerment

Senator Uche Ekwunife has left what residents describe as a visible legacy of infrastructure and human-capital development in Amawbia, Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State, with completed road projects, market facilities, street lighting and empowerment programmes.

Ekwunife, popularly known as Iyom, facilitated the completion of several critical projects in the community, including Adabebe Road, which was completed within three weeks, Farm Road Amawbia, Onukwube/Kabe College Road and Kabe Road.

The projects, according to her supporters, have significantly improved access and movement for residents, traders, students and other road users, while opening up previously neglected parts of the community.

Beyond road infrastructure, Ekwunife also intervened in the economic and security needs of Amawbia through the construction of lock-up shops at Amawbia Market to support local commerce.

She also facilitated the construction of an office block equipped with a kitchenette and toilets, while solar-powered street lights were installed at Ebe Akpu and other strategic locations to enhance visibility, security and night-time activities in the community.

Her intervention, however, extended beyond physical infrastructure to human-capital development.

Indigenes of Amawbia were among beneficiaries of Ekwunife’s scholarship programme, while youths from the community also benefited from her Skills Acquisition and Capacity Building Programme.

The 18th edition of the programme, held at the Ekwunife Centre in Awka, provided beneficiaries with vocational training and empowerment support, including starter kits, vehicles and business grants.

Supporters of the senator said the projects demonstrate a model of representation centred on tangible results rather than promises, arguing that Amawbia provides evidence of Ekwunife’s emphasis on delivering projects with direct impact on communities.

They maintained that her interventions in the community cut across infrastructure, commerce, security, education and youth empowerment, describing them as a record of representation that residents can physically see and benefit from.

The projects, they added, underscore the argument that effective representation should be measured by its impact on the lives and communities of the people, irrespective of political affiliation.