Maduako Igbokwe I Sunday, August 20, 2023
AWKA, Anambra – A Labour Party lawmaker representing Awka South 1 Constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly, Mr Henry Mbachu, has provided free Wi-fi to youths in his constituency in collaboration with Airtel Nigeria to enhance their digital capacities.
While providing Wi-fi at the weekend, the lawmaker said the digital skills have the capacity to keep young people busy and reduce crime among them.
According to him, digital skills provide opportunities for the youths to earn a decent living. Recall that, shortly after the inauguration of the Anambra State House of Assembly in June, Mbachu took up a part-time appointment with the state’s ministry of education to teach physics at Igwebuike Grammar School, Awka.
Addressing the beneficiaries, represented by their village heads in Awka and Okpuno as well as the representatives of Nnamdi Azikiwe University and Paul University in his constituency in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Mbachu said the modern world belongs to the internet.
He said the Wi-Fi project was part of the revolutions he would bring in the area to make a difference.
Decrying the growing incidents of crime in the area, the lawmaker said with youth engagement in the internet for electronic business(e-business) and sundry useful digital activities, crime rates would reduce.
He noted that the welfare of the people, particularly that of the youth and the widows should not be a sole responsibility of government, stating the need for partnership with the private sectors to provide services for the people.
He said he had bankrolled Wi-fi services for the people of Awka and Okpuno for a period of one year for a start, subject to renewal.
He said specifically, the free Wi-fi would be installed at Unizik and Paul University communities,10 Secondary Schools and the 44 village squares in the constituency.
The Lawmaker assured the people of the area more human development projects and good governance, describing the two elements as the hallmark of his political party- the Labour Party(LP), while appealing to the beneficiaries to make good use of the Wi-fi.
In his speech, the Airtel representative on the occasion, Mr Jerry Ani, while urging the youth to do genuine businesses with the Wi-fi, announced that Airtel would launch its 5-G network in Awka next month to boost services.
Dr Nelson Omenugha, a special adviser to the state governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on youth matters, in his speech, said Mbachu’s initiative was in line with Soludo’s agenda of making Anambra a digital state.
Expressing appreciation on behalf of the beneficiaries,Chairman of Umunuoke village Awka, Innocent Anagor, urged the lawmaker to keep doing the good work, quipping, “You started with a good plan and the good plan will lead you to a good goal- you will be reelected.”
