‎Beyond Handouts: Why Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Needs Onyejeocha’s Brand Of Representation

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Thomas Nwokoma
Thomas Nwokoma
Thomas Nwokoma is a a seasoned journalist who majored in Mass Communication in both his first degree and Post graduate levels. He has been practicing journalism since 2010 has has made remarkable impacts with his distinct style of news editing.

The politics of Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency is at a defining crossroad, and the choice before the people has never been clearer.

‎On one side stands Barr. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, a woman who has never believed in the deceptive politics of handouts. She does not believe that the future of a federal constituency should be reduced to Keke or motorcycle empowerment that begins and ends on the day of sharing.

‎On the other side is a brand of representation that believes the highest dividend of democracy is to distribute motorcycles to a few loyalists while the majority are left with nothing.

‎What else can Ndi Isuikwuato/Umunneochi be asking for when they have in Onyejeocha a tested and trusted legislator who believes in attracting federal projects that touch every family, overtly or covertly. Her record speaks for her.

‎From roads to schools, from employment opportunities to human capital development, from federal interventions to visible infrastructural presence, Onyejeocha has shown that representation is about bringing home the national cake, not sharing crumbs.

‎Those who are busy advising her not to contest again should pause and ask themselves an honest question. Are they better off today under a representative who cannot attract a single meaningful federal project to the constituency? Are our young people better off? Are our mothers better off? Are our communities better off?

‎The truth is bitter but must be told. Handouts do not go round. They do not build schools. They do not fix roads. They do not create sustainable jobs. They do not secure federal presence. What builds a constituency is the capacity, the contacts and the courage to lobby Abuja and bring home development, and that is what Onyejeocha represents.

‎The choice before Ndi Isuikwuato/Umunneochi in 2027 is therefore very simple. It is a choice between meaningful representation and mediocrity. It is a choice to vote for Onyejeocha for more tangible federal projects that will lift families and communities, or to vote for Hon. Amobi Ogah and settle for handouts that never go round.

‎Isuikwuato/Umunneochi must choose wisely.

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