DR CHIMA AMADI: “THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS SERVED THE RICH; IT IS TIME FOR THE POOR”

DR CHIMA AMADI: “THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALWAYS SERVED THE RICH; IT IS TIME FOR THE POOR”

— Donates ₦3m to Ntu School Project, Demands Government That Works for the People

The message was unmistakable as Dr Chima Matthew Amadi continued his August meeting engagements across Mbaitoli and Ngor Okpala: the time has come for the government to begin working for the ordinary people who have, for too long, been left to carry the burden of providing for their own communities.

At the August meeting of the All Mbaitoli Women Group, held at the Action Peoples Party office in Mbaitoli, Dr Amadi told the women that his pursuit of political power is not about power for its own sake, but about having the opportunity to reorganise the system and make governance work better for the people.

“We are chasing power to be able to organise things properly,” he said.

For Dr Amadi, that reorganisation must begin with a deliberate shift in focus towards the poor and ordinary citizens who continue to struggle despite the resources available to government.

“It’s time to make things better for the poor. The government has always been serving the rich; it’s time to make things better for the poor,” he said.

It was a message shaped by what he has seen repeatedly during his engagements with communities across Imo State.

Everywhere he goes, Dr Amadi said, he encounters women who have taken it upon themselves to raise money, repair schools, support community projects and provide facilities that should ordinarily be delivered through public resources.

“It is appalling that everywhere we go, we see women tasking themselves to take care of their society and make it a better place,” he said.

The contradiction, he noted, becomes even more troubling when considered against the enormous public resources available to government.

“It’s appalling that there’s money, yet we can’t see any good infrastructure that this money is being pumped into,” he said.

For him, the issue is therefore not simply about the absence of money, but about the priorities of those entrusted with public resources.

And that is why he believes the people must become more deliberate about who they entrust with political power.

Addressing those who have already convinced themselves that elections will either be rigged or predetermined, Dr Amadi urged them to prepare for a different outcome, insisting that the people must stand up for the sanctity of their votes.

“Those that keep claiming that the election will be rigged or written should get prepared, because we will show them this is our time, and our votes must count,” he said.

His message was equally forceful in Ngor Okpala, where he attended the August Meeting of the Ntu Women Association at Ntu Central School.

The President-General of the association appreciated Dr Amadi for his continued support to the women of Ntu and appealed for assistance towards the refurbishment of a school in the community. The women, in turn, assured him of their prayers and full support.

The condition of the community also provided a sobering reminder of why the question of governance remains central to Dr Amadi’s campaign.

Prince Maduabuchi Enyi, the Action Peoples Party candidate for the Ngor Okpala State Constituency, spoke about the disastrous condition of roads and healthcare services in the area, noting that some illnesses that had resulted in deaths could have been successfully treated if functional healthcare facilities were available.

For Dr Amadi, Ngor Okpala represents one of the communities that have suffered from years of neglect.

He described the area as “like a forgotten place”, but said there was now a significant difference: the people were beginning to recognise the deception that has characterised politics for too long.

“The people have woken up. They now understand the deceits of the people in government,” he said.

That awakening, he believes, must translate into political action.

“We are going for power so we can provide the basic things for our people,” Dr Amadi said, pointing to good roads, functional hospitals and quality schools as basic amenities that should never be treated as privileges.

His argument is simple: in a properly functioning society, women should not have to repeatedly contribute their hard-earned resources to provide what government is constitutionally expected to provide.

If government works, communities should not have to raise money to make schools functional. Women should not have to finance basic infrastructure. Citizens should not have to choose between paying for healthcare and receiving the services that their taxes and public resources are supposed to provide.

And in Ntu, Dr Amadi once again backed his words with action, donating ₦3 million towards the community’s school project.

But beyond the donation lies a broader political argument that has become increasingly evident throughout his August engagements.

Dr Amadi is asking citizens to imagine a government that does not wait for women to organise fundraisers before schools can be repaired, or for communities to contribute money before basic amenities can be provided.

A government that works for the people should make such interventions unnecessary.

“This is the turn for the poor,” he told the women.

For Dr Amadi, the coming political contest is therefore not merely about who occupies an office. It is about what government is expected to do with power—and, ultimately, who that power is meant to serve.

After years in which ordinary communities have been left to fend for themselves, he believes the people now have an opportunity to demand something different: a government for the poor, a government that works for the people, and a system in which the will of the people prevails.

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