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An All Progressives Congress, APC support coalition, Consolidated APC Support Groups, COASUG, has applauded the executive chairman of the Ahoada East Local Government Area, Hon. Barr. Ben Israel Eke for his development strides.
The group, COASUG is a coalition of about 200 APC Support Groups that worked for the election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu before and during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections.
The National Director, Media and Publicity of the coalition, Comrade Oyagiri Chime-emele, made the commendation during a courtesy visit to the Executive Chairman with some members of the group, Wednesday, December 13, at the Council secretariat.
Oyagiri, giving reasons for the group’s visit, stated that the LGA leader has achieved much with meagre resources, and is supposed to be encouraged and thanked to spur his performance.
He stated that from investigations carried out from other LGAs regarding infrastructural and human capital developments in the state, Ahoada East LGA is listed amongst the outstanding three.
The COASUG National Director list schools renovation, prompt payment of bursary and salary, tarring of roads, empowerment of youths, provision of school desks, grading of feeder roads and building of staff canteen.
Others, he mentioned were; landscaping and interlocking of council secretariat, rebuilding of council secretariat fence and security gate, provision of learning blocks of classrooms in Industrial Unit, provision of transformers to some communities, provision of drinkable water in all communities, amongst others.
He emphasized that the projects listed were verifiable dividends of democracy bequeathed to the people by the administration of Barr Ben Israel Eke.
He added that more needed to be done in the area of security for the people to sleep with their eyes closed.
COASUG Media and Publicity Director further explained that members of the coalition are of the opposition party but insisted that the truth must be told and who has performed should be applauded accordingly, irrespective of party affiliation.
He enjoined the people of Ahoada East and residents to encourage the LGA Boss by thanking him, stressing that if past chairmen did half of what Ben Eke has done, the area would have been better off.
Responding, the Executive Chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Hon. Barr. Ben Israel Eke, thanked the organization for its visit and reeling out some of his projects they saw that he has done.
Eke, who said he was surprised that an opposition party group would visit him and also, laud him for his development strides, described the visit as a new beginning of mature politicking spirit in the LGA.
He urged members of the group not to let the spirit die, as according to him; ‘it will push them far in politics. It simply means, politics without bitterness.’
On the security challenges that have bedevilled the area, Eke said; “It would soon become part of history. All hands are on deck from the security agencies end to put it to a final end.
“Security is a collective responsibility, so, all suspicious movements must be reported to the police or sister security agencies at all times.”
COASUG is aimed at encouraging and supporting good governance at all governmental levels.
