Abubakar Bichi
18 Mar 2024
After months of persistent lobbying and advocacy by the member representing Ideato Federal Constituency of Imo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere, the Federal Government has finally captured and included the worsening Umuchima Ideato gully erosion in the 2024 budget and supplementary budget. The Federal Government is at the threshold of…
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