A United States-based chartered accountant and entrepreneur, Agwu Ama Agwu, has emerged as the candidate of the Nigerian Democratic Congress for the Afikpo/Edda Federal Constituency, pledging to make the restoration of stable electricity supply across the constituency his major priority if elected to the House of Representatives in 2027.
Speaking with journalists shortly after he was declared the winner on Saturday in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state. Agwu said the persistent power challenge affecting Afikpo and Edda requires urgent political will and legislative action.
He described the non-supply of electricity to Afikpo for more than 15 years as embarrassing and highly disappointing.
According to him, the solution to the electricity problem already exists, citing the sub-power station built in Amasiri years ago but which has yet to be energised.
“The electricity issue is not only particular to Afikpo. It affects Edda and the entire Ebonyi South. If that sub-power station in Amasiri is energised, the whole of the zone can enjoy improved power supply. This is the kind of issue that should form part of a legislator’s constituency project,” he said.
