Ugbene Ajima community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu, has called on Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu to facilitate the setting up of a mobile telecommunication base station in the community. Mr Tony Eze, Chairman, Concerned People of Ugbene Ajima community who made the call in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said this would check insecurity and boost development.
Eze said that the installation of a telecom station in the community would save the rural dwellers from dearth of mobile network, and address the challenge of insecurity in the area. He said that the lack of mobile network in the community has made it difficult to communicate with security agencies to respond to emerging security threats in the area.
According to Eze, the governor had promised to set up a mobile telecommunication base station in the community. He said Mbah made the promise during an interaction with the people of the state to mark his one year in office.
Eze said that the governor had raised the hopes of the community with his promise to install a mobile telecommunication base station in the area. He described the governor’s intervention as timely, saying that in spite of the huge agricultural produce of Ugbene community, the area had been robbed of development by absence of mobile network.
Eze said d the installation of the base station by Mbah would open up the community for development, jump-start small businesses and as well enhance swift response to emerging local security challenges. He said that the present efforts of the state government to improve agriculture and security, would be futile if rural communities were left with no access to mobile network.
Eze said that with the recent attack in Nimbo community by suspected herdsmen, border communities like Ugbene were at risk. He said that the situation is worst by lack of mobile network to coordinate local security efforts.
The chairman said in spite of the huge agricultural potential of the community and business prospects as a transit town, lack of mobile network has left the community undeveloped.
Ugbene Ajima, an agrarian community located 15 kilometers from Nsukka township shared borders with Eziani, Nkpologu, Abbi, Nrobo and Nimbo communities of the state. (NAN)
