Hon Frank Ugboma receiving award of excellence from members of CWO
The lawmaker representing Oguta State Constituency in the Imo State House of Assembly, Hon Barr Frank Ugboma, was over the weekend decorated with an award of Excellence by members of the Catholic Women Organization (CWO) of Sacred Hearth Parish Oguta. The women stated that the award was in recognition of Frank Ugboma’s “premium on your commitment and effort towards the work of God in our Parish, and your service to humanity, a characteristic feature of your which is uncommon among most leaders and ordinary men”.
The award of Excellence was presented to the lawmaker when the Christian Women Organization (CWO) leaders of the famous Sacred Heart Catholic Parish Women of Oguta LGA stormed his home.
In a brief speech at the solemn occasion and event, the CWO President, Mrs Nwobi said, “in adopting you as our choice, we placed a very high premium on your commitment and effort towards the work of God in our parish and your service to humanity, a characteristic which is uncommon among most leaders and ordinary men, Chief among the many factors we considered was your efforts towards promoting peace in our homes by leading with example.
Your recent activities in the State House of Assembly which have attracted a state wide accolade cannot be over emphasized. We resolved that there is no one best suited at the moment for this award of Excellence than you.
The group is fully persuaded that you have served and merited the award of Excellence, in commemoration of our 2020 mothers day celebration”.
The lawmaker assured them of his commitment to God and humanity and pledged support at all times.
Similarly,Ihedioha New Media Centre, led by the director Geneeral, Comrade Ebube Mbah had also visited the lawmaker in expression of their solidarity to him.
The group which membership is drawn from different local government areas of Imo State were in Oguta to appreciate the lawmaker for standing firmly in defense of Imo people and the common man who they said have been subjected to hardship, occasioned by bad governance.
They pledged their total loyalty and support to him and assured him that their members will continue to promote the programs of his constituency having realized how well he means for the people.Hon Ugboma, who received the team in his palatial country home alongside the his LGA party chairman, Hon Emma Okoro, his ward chairman, the immediate past IMC chairman and other PDP chieftains of Oguta LGA, expressed joy over the doggedness and resilient spirit of the team, despite the 14th January, 2020 judicial aberration.
In his remarks, he said, “In life, one must have a living conscience to be able to do the right things at the right time and to be able to speak truth to power at every given time. It’s also important that we always remember our days of little beginning and how we came into power to serve the people. My political mentor and role model, His Excellency, Engr. Gerald A. Irona encouraged me to come participate in serving our people haven seen the qualities I possess even in my field as a lawyer and my philanthropic nature. I am very thankful to him for his leadership abilities and has promised never to disappoint him”, he said.
The Legal practitioner while giving an insight into Assembly happenings noted that it is unfortunate that some legislatures in the hallowed chamber of IMO State Assembly do not know the difference between praise singing and legislation. He accused someone of his colleagues on the APC divide of abusing some of the Legislative rules in a bid to favor and patronize the Uzodinma led shared prosperity government. He noted that some of House members who praised the former Governor, His Excellency, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, during his days in office are still the same people praising the current governor.
Responding, the Director General of Ihedioha New Media Centre, Comrade Ebube Mbah, expressed joy and thanked Hon Ugboma and the leaders of Oguta LGA for the warm reception given to the team. He noted that Hon. Ugboma is a man to reckon with who has demonstrated what a legislator should be within his one year in office. He is a man that has always made efforts to demonstrate to his colleagues, especially those from the ruling party that the State Assemblies are independent arm of the government and shouldn’t be allowed to be controlled or manipulated by the executive arm, he noted.
Mbah assured Hon Frank that the team shall continue to do what they know how to do best and shall continue to speak for the wellbeing of Imolites and crave for good governance for the good people of IMO state.
He urged the distinguished legislature to remain resolute and continue to speak truth to power and that the team is always there to support him.
